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

6 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2009.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North America vs Thailand: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

North America

277,885 number

in 2019

Thailand

197,452 number

in 2009

North America rank

43rd

Thailand rank

40th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

North America
Thailand

How they compare

North America currently reports 277,885 number against 197,452 number in Thailand, a difference of 80,433 number.

That makes North America's figure about 1.4 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1973 it was North America ahead.

North America ranks 43rd and Thailand ranks 40th of 45 groups.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North America	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4.63 million number	3.82 million number	808,650 number	North America
2000s	304,680 number	210,091 number	94,590 number	North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, North America or Thailand?: North America, at 277,885 number against 197,452 number in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between North America and Thailand?: 80,433 number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Thailand?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2009.
How do North America and Thailand rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: North America ranks 43rd and Thailand ranks 40th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/