Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) in Thailand
Thailand: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) was 208,533 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Thailand, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Thailand recorded 208,533 for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Thailand peaked at 284,146 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73,416, in 1974.
Thailand ranks 22nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 73,416 | — |
| 1975 | 82,602 | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 91,788 | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 100,974 | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 110,600 | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 188,650 | +70.6% |
| 2000 | 186,736 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 187,840 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 188,944 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 189,491 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 190,038 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 190,586 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 191,133 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 192,130 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 208,712 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 197,978 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 187,243 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 189,147 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 183,486 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 195,984 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 208,483 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 220,981 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 216,830 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 209,930 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 240,263 | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 270,596 | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 284,146 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 224,806 | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 228,724 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 219,891 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 209,236 | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 208,533 | -0.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 208,533 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,119, 9.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 208,533 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,593, 18.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +70.6% | 110,600 | 188,650 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91,876 | 73,416 | 110,600 | 5 |
| 1990s | 188,650 | 188,650 | 188,650 | 1 |
| 2000s | 192,359 | 186,736 | 208,712 | 10 |
| 2010s | 212,294 | 183,486 | 270,596 | 10 |
| 2020s | 229,223 | 208,533 | 284,146 | 6 |
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 teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Thailand?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Thailand was 208,533 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 284,146 in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,416 in 1974.
- How does Thailand rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Thailand ranks 22nd out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.