What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Iraq and Thailand?

184,060 number, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Thailand?

16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.

Where does this data come from?

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

Iraq vs Thailand: Enrolment in primary education, male

Iraq

2.71 million number

in 2007

Thailand

2.52 million number

in 2019

Iraq rank

26th

Thailand rank

29th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Iraq
Thailand

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 2.71 million number against 2.52 million number in Thailand, a difference of 184,060 number.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 29th of 202 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.04 million number	3.37 million number	2.34 million number	Thailand
1980s	1.40 million number	3.83 million number	2.43 million number	Thailand
1990s	1.75 million number	3.44 million number	1.69 million number	Thailand
2000s	2.39 million number	3.08 million number	688,507 number	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Iraq or Thailand?: Iraq, at 2.71 million number against 2.52 million number in Thailand as of 2007.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Iraq and Thailand?: 184,060 number, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Thailand?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Thailand rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Iraq ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 29th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary 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 primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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