Female teachers in Thailand
Thailand: Female teachers was 68.29 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female teachers in Thailand, 1974–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 68.29 for female teachers in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female teachers in Thailand peaked at 73.42 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 34.61, in 1974.
Thailand ranks 143rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Female teachers in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 34.61 | — |
| 1977 | 44.8 | +29.4% |
| 1978 | 45.92 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 63.39 | +38.0% |
| 2000 | 63.65 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 57.91 | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 59.74 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 59.68 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 59.98 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 59.15 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 59.19 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 59.68 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 73.42 | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 71.33 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 71.58 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 71.56 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.8 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 68.8 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.56 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 68.52 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 67.91 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 68.29 | +0.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 68.29 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.45, 86% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 68.29 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.08, 90% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female teachers in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +38.0% | 45.92 | 63.39 |
| 1977 | +29.4% | 34.61 | 44.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.78 | 34.61 | 45.92 | 3 |
| 1990s | 63.39 | 63.39 | 63.39 | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.19 | 57.91 | 63.65 | 5 |
| 2010s | 66.56 | 59.15 | 73.42 | 7 |
| 2020s | 68.31 | 67.56 | 68.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 140 Malaysia 70.09 compare
- 141 Eswatini 69.83 compare
- 142 Iraq 68.81 compare
- 144 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 67.57 compare
- 145 Micronesia (country) 67.31 compare
- 146 French Polynesia 67.3 compare
More education data for Thailand
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.74 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.18 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 243,991 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,596 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 758,147 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 716,498 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.26 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.45 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female teachers in Thailand?
- Female teachers in Thailand was 68.29 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 73.42 in 2015.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.61 in 1974.
- How does Thailand rank for female teachers?
- Thailand ranks 143rd out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female teachers rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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