Secondary education, teachers in Thailand
Thailand: Secondary education, teachers was 65.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Thailand, 1977–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Thailand is 65.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Thailand peaked at 71.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2001.
Thailand ranks 61st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 53.2% | — |
| 1978 | 53.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 71.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 68.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 66.6% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 65.6% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 65.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.2% | 53.2% | 53.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 53.0% | 55.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 68.0% | 71.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 65.6% | 68.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Thailand?
- Secondary education, teachers in Thailand was 65.6% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2001.
- How does Thailand rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Thailand ranks 61st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.