Teachers in secondary education, male in Thailand

Thailand: Teachers in secondary education, male was 69,419 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
69,419 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
40th
of 190 countries
All-time high
104,998 number
in 2007
All-time low
23,039 number
in 1977
Years of data
11
1977–2019

Teachers in secondary education, male in Thailand, 1977–2019

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1977199820191977: 23.0k number1978: 27.6k number2001: 79.5k number2002: 80.9k number2006: 93.7k number2007: 105.0k number2008: 99.7k number2015: 76.9k number2017: 69.3k number2018: 69.8k number2019: 69.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 69,419 number for teachers in secondary education, male in 2019.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Thailand peaked at 104,998 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23,039 number, in 1977.

Thailand ranks 40th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 25,341 number 23,039 number 27,643 number 2
2000s 91,772 number 79,550 number 104,998 number 5
2010s 71,363 number 69,349 number 76,913 number 4

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  4. 41 Iraq 67,221 number compare
  5. 42 Côte d'Ivoire 64,544 number compare
  6. 43 Kazakhstan 61,767 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Thailand?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Thailand was 69,419 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 104,998 number in 2007.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 23,039 number in 1977.
How does Thailand rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Thailand ranks 40th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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/