SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia vs Thailand: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
10.74 million
in 2024
Thailand
305,368
in 2025
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
22nd
Thailand rank
19th

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
  • Thailand
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M197019972025

How they compare

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia currently reports 10.74 million against 305,368 in Thailand, a difference of 10.43 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia's figure about 35.2 times Thailand's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 22nd and Thailand ranks 19th of 221 groups.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 6.71 million 208,953 6.51 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
1980s 8.41 million 359,019 8.05 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
1990s 8.89 million 322,976 8.56 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2000s 9.50 million 322,657 9.18 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2010s 10.23 million 321,433 9.91 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2020s 10.78 million 341,463 10.44 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia or Thailand?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, at 10.74 million against 305,368 in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia and Thailand?
10.43 million, with SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia and Thailand?
50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia and Thailand rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 22nd and Thailand ranks 19th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 19,704 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.