Primary education, teachers, per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0043 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Thailand, 1971β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, primary education, teachers, per capita in Thailand stood at 0.0043 units per person.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.0074 units per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 units per person, in 2017.
Thailand ranks 125th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.007 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 122 Cayman Islands 0.0043 units per person compare
- 123 Madagascar, Republic of 0.0043 units per person compare
- 124 Ecuador 0.0043 units per person compare
- 126 Bhutan 0.0043 units per person compare
- 127 Italy 0.0043 units per person compare
- 128 North Macedonia, Republic of 0.0042 units per person compare
More education data for Thailand
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 305,368 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 305,368 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Thailand?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Thailand was 0.0043 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0074 units per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 units per person in 2017.
- How does Thailand rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Thailand ranks 125th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.