Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Thailand
Thailand: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 270,596 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Thailand, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 270,596 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 28.9% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Thailand peaked at 270,596 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 73,416 number, in 1974.
Thailand ranks 14th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 73,416 number | — |
| 1977 | 100,974 number | +37.5% |
| 1978 | 110,600 number | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 188,650 number | +70.6% |
| 2000 | 186,736 number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 188,944 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 191,133 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 192,130 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 208,712 number | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 187,243 number | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 189,147 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 183,486 number | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 220,981 number | +20.4% |
| 2016 | 216,830 number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 209,930 number | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 270,596 number | +28.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 270,596 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 11.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 270,596 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,428 number, 17.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 number | 188,650 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94,997 number | 73,416 number | 110,600 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 188,650 number | 188,650 number | 188,650 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 193,531 number | 186,736 number | 208,712 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 211,173 number | 183,486 number | 270,596 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 teachers in primary education, female in Thailand?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Thailand was 270,596 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 270,596 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,416 number in 1974.
- How does Thailand rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Thailand ranks 14th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.