Primary education, teachers in Thailand
Thailand: Primary education, teachers was 68.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Thailand, 1974–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2025, primary education, teachers in Thailand stood at 68.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Thailand peaked at 73.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 1974.
Thailand ranks 134th of 200 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.
Primary education, teachers in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % female | 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% |
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
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.73 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Thailand?
- Primary education, teachers in Thailand was 68.3% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 1974.
- How does Thailand rank for primary education, teachers?
- Thailand ranks 134th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, teachers 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.