Which has higher primary education, teachers, IDA only or Thailand?

IDA only, at 5.00 million against 305,368 in Thailand as of 2024.

What is the difference in primary education, teachers between IDA only and Thailand?

4.69 million, with IDA only ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Thailand?

39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA only vs Thailand: Primary education, teachers

IDA only

5.00 million

in 2024

Thailand

305,368

in 2025

IDA only rank

21st

Thailand rank

19th

Primary education, teachers over time

IDA only
Thailand

How they compare

IDA only currently reports 5.00 million against 305,368 in Thailand, a difference of 4.69 million.

That makes IDA only's figure about 16.4 times Thailand's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, IDA only has been ahead every year.

IDA only ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 19th of 44 groups.

IDA only has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA only	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	973,347	216,167	757,180	IDA only
1980s	1.48 million	358,174	1.12 million	IDA only
1990s	1.85 million	324,351	1.53 million	IDA only
2000s	2.65 million	320,839	2.33 million	IDA only
2010s	4.16 million	319,572	3.85 million	IDA only
2020s	4.96 million	341,463	4.62 million	IDA only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, IDA only or Thailand?: IDA only, at 5.00 million against 305,368 in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between IDA only and Thailand?: 4.69 million, with IDA only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Thailand?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do IDA only and Thailand rank globally for primary education, teachers?: IDA only ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 19th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, teachers
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.