Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0034 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Thailand, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, per capita in Thailand is 0.0034 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.0035 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per person, in 1974.
That places Thailand 163rd out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0012 units per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.0011 units per person | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 units per person | +17.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 units per person | +75.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0024 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0024 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 units per person | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0033 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0035 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.003 units per person | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0034 units per person | -2.2% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.0034 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 49% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.0034 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0053 units per person, 64% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +75.5% | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0024 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 160 Namibia 0.0035 units per person compare
- 161 Liberia 0.0035 units per person compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 0.0034 units per person compare
- 164 Mali 0.0034 units per person compare
- 165 Bangladesh 0.0033 units per person compare
- 166 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0032 units per person compare
More education data for Thailand
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.74 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.18 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Thailand?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Thailand was 0.0034 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 1974.
- How does Thailand rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Thailand ranks 163rd out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary 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.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary 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
Secondary 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.