Primary education, teachers, per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0043 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Thailand, 1971–2025
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.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0044 units per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.0053 units per person | +20.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0057 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0053 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0055 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0074 units per person | +34.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0074 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0069 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0066 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0064 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0063 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0057 units per person | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0061 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0059 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0055 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0048 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.005 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0051 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0046 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0044 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0048 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 units per person | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0053 units per person | +28.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0058 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 units per person | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0047 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0043 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0043 units per person | -0.8% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.0043 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0052 units per person, 82% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.0043 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0055 units per person, 78% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
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 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 0.0042 units per person 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 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 ÷ 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.