| Thailand | Japan | |
| Population | 66.6 million | 126.2 million |
| Area | 513 thousand km2 | 380 thousand km2 |
| Number of special schools | 48# | 1141 |
| Number of students in special schools | 9446 | 143,379 |
| Number of teachers in special schools | 3632 | 84,600 |
| Number of special classes | 654 | 36,139 |
| Number of students in special classes | 12,428 | 256,671 |
| Number of teachers in special classes | 50,108 | 68,266 |
| Number of students in partially IE settings | 432,590 | 123,095 |