Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Thailand
Thailand: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation was 62.5% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Thailand, 2010–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Thailand stood at 62.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.0% on the previous year and up 22.7% over five years.
That places Thailand 90th out of 116 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 50.9% | — |
| 2011 | 39.5% | -22.4% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 62.5% | +27.0% |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Thailand?
- Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Thailand was 62.5% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2011.
- How does Thailand rank for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Thailand ranks 90th out of 116 countries with data for 2014.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.