Tertiary education, academic staff in Thailand
Thailand: Tertiary education, academic staff was 56.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Thailand, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, tertiary education, academic staff in Thailand stood at 56.3%.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Thailand peaked at 68.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 1971.
That places Thailand 17th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 38.2% | — |
| 1972 | 40.1% | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 40.5% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 43.5% | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 44.8% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 56.5% | +26.1% |
| 1977 | 47.6% | -15.6% |
| 1978 | 46.2% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 43.4% | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 53.2% | +22.7% |
| 2000 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 47.4% | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 68.1% | +32.3% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 56.6% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 55.2% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 56.3% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.7% | 38.2% | 56.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 43.4% | 53.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 47.4% | 68.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 53.2% | 68.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 53.0% | 56.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 305,368 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Thailand?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Thailand was 56.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 1971.
- How does Thailand rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Thailand ranks 17th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.