Teachers in primary education, male in Thailand

Thailand: Teachers in primary education, male was 107,535 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
107,535 number
Change on year
up 29.0%
World rank
18th
of 196 countries
All-time high
139,247 number
in 2008
All-time low
79,987 number
in 2015
Years of data
16
1974–2019

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k1974199620191974: 138.7k number1977: 124.4k number1978: 130.2k number1999: 108.9k number2000: 106.7k number2002: 137.3k number2006: 128.8k number2007: 129.8k number2008: 139.2k number2010: 129.3k number2011: 130.4k number2012: 124.0k number2015: 80.0k number2016: 87.1k number2017: 83.3k number2019: 107.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Thailand stood at 107,535 number.

That represents a change of up 29.0% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Thailand peaked at 139,247 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 79,987 number, in 2015.

Thailand ranks 18th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 131,118 number 124,413 number 138,698 number 3
1990s 108,938 number 108,938 number 108,938 number 1
2000s 128,363 number 106,655 number 139,247 number 5
2010s 105,955 number 79,987 number 130,421 number 7

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 15 Turkey 113,080 number compare
  2. 16 Nepal 111,403 number compare
  3. 17 Saudi Arabia 110,287 number compare
  4. 19 Tanzania 98,842 number compare
  5. 20 Ghana 96,150 number compare
  6. 21 Iran 93,318 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Thailand?
Teachers in primary education, male in Thailand was 107,535 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 139,247 number in 2008.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 79,987 number in 2015.
How does Thailand rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Thailand ranks 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/