Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Thailand
Thailand: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 66.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Thailand, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Thailand is 66.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Thailand peaked at 72.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2001.
That places Thailand 38th out of 153 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 49.0% | — |
| 2002 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 72.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 66.7% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 66.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.4% | 49.0% | 53.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 63.1% | 72.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 68.9% | 66.7% | 70.6% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in Thailand?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Thailand was 66.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2001.
- How does Thailand rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Thailand ranks 38th out of 153 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release