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

17,360 number, with Thailand ahead.

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

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 United Kingdom: Enrolment in primary education, male

Thailand

2.52 million number

in 2019

United Kingdom

2.51 million number

in 2018

Thailand rank

29th

United Kingdom rank

30th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Thailand
United Kingdom

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 2.52 million number against 2.51 million number in United Kingdom, a difference of 17,360 number.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Thailand ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 30th of 202 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Thailand	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.37 million number	2.95 million number	421,839 number	Thailand
1980s	3.83 million number	2.52 million number	1.31 million number	Thailand
1990s	3.34 million number	2.35 million number	983,922 number	Thailand
2000s	3.02 million number	2.33 million number	697,887 number	Thailand
2010s	2.61 million number	2.36 million number	241,670 number	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Thailand or United Kingdom?: Thailand, at 2.52 million number against 2.51 million number in United Kingdom as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Thailand and United Kingdom?: 17,360 number, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and United Kingdom?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Thailand and United Kingdom rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Thailand ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 30th 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.