Thailand vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Thailand
305,368
in 2025
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
10.91 million
in 2024
Thailand rank
19th
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
21st

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

  • Thailand
  • UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
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How they compare

UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific currently reports 10.91 million against 305,368 in Thailand, a difference of 10.61 million.

That makes UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific's figure about 35.7 times Thailand's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific has been ahead every year.

Thailand ranks 19th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 21st of 216 countries.

UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 208,953 6.81 million 6.60 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
1980s 359,019 8.53 million 8.17 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
1990s 322,976 9.01 million 8.69 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2000s 322,657 9.63 million 9.31 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2010s 321,433 10.40 million 10.08 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2020s 341,463 10.96 million 10.61 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Thailand or UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, at 10.91 million against 305,368 in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Thailand and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
10.61 million, with UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Thailand and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Thailand ranks 19th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 21st of 216 countries.
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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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.