Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Thailand
Thailand: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 25.95 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Thailand, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Thailand is 25.95, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Thailand peaked at 29.54 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.53, in 1971.
That places Thailand 29th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.27 | 15.53 | 26.91 | 4 |
| 1980s | 17.73 | 16.26 | 19 | 5 |
| 1990s | 18.09 | 16.22 | 20.16 | 5 |
| 2000s | 22.39 | 21.01 | 24.04 | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.33 | 25.95 | 29.54 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 26 Burundi 26.6 compare
- 27 East Timor 26.55 compare
- 28 Togo 26.25 compare
- 30 Solomon Islands 25.92 compare
- 31 Mauritania 25.92 compare
- 32 Colombia 25.91 compare
More education data for Thailand
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 305,368 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.5% (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 40.87 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Thailand?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Thailand was 25.95 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 29.54 in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.53 in 1971.
- How does Thailand rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Thailand ranks 29th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.