Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Thailand: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
8.39 million number
in 2019
Thailand
758,038 number
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
35th
Thailand rank
35th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Thailand
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197019952020

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 8.39 million number against 758,038 number in Thailand, a difference of 7.63 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 11.1 times Thailand's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 35th and Thailand ranks 35th of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 4.33 million number 1.21 million number 3.11 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 5.74 million number 1.22 million number 4.52 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 7.00 million number 1.06 million number 5.94 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 6.53 million number 926,852 number 5.60 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 7.47 million number 805,550 number 6.66 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Thailand?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 8.39 million number against 758,038 number in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Thailand?
7.63 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Thailand?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Thailand rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 35th and Thailand ranks 35th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/