Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0043 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Thailand, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.0043 units per person for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), 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.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), 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% |
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
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Thailand?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Thailand was 0.0043 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0074 units per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 units per person in 2017.
- How does Thailand rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Thailand ranks 125th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), 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 Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- 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
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.