Latin America & Caribbean vs Thailand: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean
56.16 million number
in 2019
Thailand
3.74 million number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean rank
23rd
Thailand rank
25th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Thailand
020.0M40.0M60.0M199720082019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 56.16 million number against 3.74 million number in Thailand, a difference of 52.41 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 15.0 times Thailand's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 25th of 40 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 34.96 million number 5.02 million number 29.95 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 36.70 million number 4.47 million number 32.23 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 51.45 million number 3.94 million number 47.51 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Latin America & Caribbean or Thailand?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 56.16 million number against 3.74 million number in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand?
52.41 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 25th of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/