What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Thailand?

542,423 number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Thailand: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

643,126 number

in 2019

Thailand

100,703 number

in 2009

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank

37th

Thailand rank

39th

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

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Thailand

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 643,126 number against 100,703 number in Thailand, a difference of 542,423 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.4 times Thailand's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Thailand ranks 39th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.83 million number	1.74 million number	88,765 number	Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s	950,496 number	130,421 number	820,075 number	Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

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, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Thailand?: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 643,126 number against 100,703 number in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Thailand?: 542,423 number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Thailand?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2009.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Thailand rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Thailand ranks 39th 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 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/