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

98,890 number, with Turkey ahead.

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

30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

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.

Thailand vs Turkey: Enrolment in primary education, male

Thailand

2.52 million number

in 2019

Turkey

2.62 million number

in 2018

Thailand rank

29th

Turkey rank

27th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Thailand
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 2.62 million number against 2.52 million number in Thailand, a difference of 98,890 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Thailand ahead.

Thailand ranks 29th and Turkey ranks 27th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Thailand	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.37 million number	2.98 million number	397,218 number	Thailand
1980s	3.83 million number	3.09 million number	741,720 number	Thailand
1990s	3.44 million number	3.58 million number	132,992 number	Turkey
2000s	3.02 million number	3.49 million number	461,041 number	Turkey
2010s	2.61 million number	2.95 million number	347,280 number	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Thailand or Turkey?: Turkey, at 2.62 million number against 2.52 million number in Thailand as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Thailand and Turkey?: 98,890 number, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Turkey?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Thailand and Turkey rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Thailand ranks 29th and Turkey ranks 27th 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.