Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Thailand
Thailand: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 65.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Thailand, 1977–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Thailand is 65.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Thailand peaked at 71.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2001.
Thailand ranks 64th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 53.2% | — |
| 1978 | 53.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 71.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 68.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 66.6% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 65.6% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 65.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.2% | 53.2% | 53.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 53.0% | 55.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 68.0% | 71.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 65.6% | 68.2% | 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 secondary education who are female in Thailand?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Thailand was 65.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2001.
- How does Thailand rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Thailand ranks 64th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release