Cambodia vs Thailand: School age population, early childhood educational development program

Cambodia
1.07 million number
in 2019
Thailand
1.47 million number
in 2019
Cambodia rank
21st
Thailand rank
19th

School age population, early childhood educational development program over time

  • Cambodia
  • Thailand
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199820082019

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 1.47 million number against 1.07 million number in Cambodia, a difference of 404,130 number.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.4 times Cambodia's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 19th of 92 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 669,640 number 1.97 million number 1.30 million number Thailand
2000s 819,502 number 1.74 million number 920,595 number Thailand
2010s 1.06 million number 1.55 million number 494,779 number Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development program, Cambodia or Thailand?
Thailand, at 1.47 million number against 1.07 million number in Cambodia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development program between Cambodia and Thailand?
404,130 number, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Thailand?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Cambodia and Thailand rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Cambodia ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 19th of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/