Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Thailand
Thailand: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 68.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Thailand, 1974–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Thailand stood at 68.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Thailand peaked at 73.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, 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.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 34.6% | — |
| 1977 | 44.8% | +29.4% |
| 1978 | 45.9% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 63.4% | +38.0% |
| 2000 | 63.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 57.9% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 59.7% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 73.4% | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 67.9% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 68.3% | +0.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 68.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 86% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 68.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 90% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 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% | 45.9% | 63.4% |
| 1977 | +29.4% | 34.6% | 44.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.8% | 34.6% | 45.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 63.4% | 63.4% | 63.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 57.9% | 63.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 59.2% | 73.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 67.6% | 68.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 140 Malaysia 70.1% compare
- 141 Eswatini 69.8% compare
- 142 Iraq 68.8% compare
- 144 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 67.6% compare
- 145 Micronesia, Federated States of 67.3% compare
- 146 French Polynesia 67.3% compare
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 primary education who are female in Thailand?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Thailand was 68.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 1974.
- How does Thailand rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Thailand ranks 143rd out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release