Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Thailand
Thailand: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 64.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Thailand, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 64.4% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Thailand peaked at 72.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 2012.
Thailand ranks 73rd of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 56.0% | — |
| 2002 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 55.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 55.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | +30.1% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 64.5% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 64.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.0% | 55.4% | 56.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 55.4% | 72.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 64.4% | 66.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Thailand?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Thailand was 64.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 2012.
- How does Thailand rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Thailand ranks 73rd out of 156 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release