What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?

20.04 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?

16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Thailand: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male

Sub-Saharan Africa

21.67 million number

in 2018

Thailand

1.63 million number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

21st

Thailand rank

22nd

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Thailand

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 21.67 million number against 1.63 million number in Thailand, a difference of 20.04 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 13.3 times Thailand's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 22nd of 43 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.28 million number	1.35 million number	10.93 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	19.12 million number	1.61 million number	17.51 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, male, Sub-Saharan Africa or Thailand?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 21.67 million number against 1.63 million number in Thailand as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?: 20.04 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 22nd of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.