Teachers in primary education, female in Thailand

Thailand: Teachers in primary education, female was 270,596 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
270,596 number
Change on year
up 28.9%
World rank
14th
of 196 countries
All-time high
270,596 number
in 2019
All-time low
73,416 number
in 1974
Years of data
16
1974–2019

Teachers in primary education, female in Thailand, 1974–2019

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1974199620191974: 73.4k number1977: 101.0k number1978: 110.6k number1999: 188.7k number2000: 186.7k number2002: 188.9k number2006: 191.1k number2007: 192.1k number2008: 208.7k number2010: 187.2k number2011: 189.1k number2012: 183.5k number2015: 221.0k number2016: 216.8k number2017: 209.9k number2019: 270.6k number

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 in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Thailand, 1974 to 2019.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 11 Viet Nam 303,529 number compare
  2. 12 Pakistan 285,701 number compare
  3. 13 Nigeria 276,704 number compare
  4. 15 Argentina 252,452 number compare
  5. 16 Japan 248,338 number compare
  6. 17 Italy 241,634 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
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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.