Reference
·Supporting source
COET (Council of Engineers Thailand) registered professional engineers
~180K licensed
The Council of Engineers Thailand (COET) registers approximately 180,000 licensed professional engineers as of 2024 across the four statutory practice classes (Associate, Professional, Senior Professional, and Vuthi-level Professional) under the Engineer Act B.E. 2542/1999. Civil engineering accounts for the largest single discipline (~38% of registrants), followed by electrical (~22%), mechanical (~18%), industrial (~12%), and chemical, mining, and environmental engineering (combined ~10%). COET licensing is mandatory for sign-off on regulated infrastructure projects; APEC Engineer and ASEAN MRA mobility tracks layer atop the COET base for cross-border practice.
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The Council of Engineers Thailand (COET) registers approximately 180,000 licensed professional engineers as of 2024 across the four statutory practice classes (Associate, Professional, Senior Professional, and Vuthi-level Professional) under the Engineer Act B.E. 2542/1999. Civil engineering accounts for the largest single discipline (~38% of registrants), followed by electrical (~22%), mechanical (~18%), industrial (~12%), and chemical, mining, and environmental engineering (combined ~10%). COET licensing is mandatory for sign-off on regulated infrastructure projects; APEC Engineer and ASEAN MRA mobility tracks layer atop the COET base for cross-border practice.
The Council of Engineers Thailand (COET) registers approximately 180,000 licensed professional engineers as of 2024 across the four statutory practice classes (Associate, Professional, Senior Professional, and Vuthi-level Professional) under the Engineer Act B.E. 2542/1999. Civil engineering accounts for the largest single discipline (~38% of registrants), followed by electrical (~22%), mechanical (~18%), industrial (~12%), and chemical, mining, and environmental engineering (combined ~10%). COET licensing is mandatory for sign-off on regulated infrastructure projects; APEC Engineer and ASEAN MRA mobility tracks layer atop the COET base for cross-border practice.
Time scope
end-2024 COET registry stock
Source basis
Supporting source
Interpretation notes
What this tells you
The Council of Engineers Thailand (COET) registers approximately 180,000 licensed professional engineers as of 2024 across the four statutory practice classes (Associate, Professional, Senior Professional, and Vuthi-level Professional) under the Engineer Act B.E. 2542/1999. Civil engineering accounts for the largest single discipline (~38% of registrants), followed by electrical (~22%), mechanical (~18%), industrial (~12%), and chemical, mining, and environmental engineering (combined ~10%). COET licensing is mandatory for sign-off on regulated infrastructure projects; APEC Engineer and ASEAN MRA mobility tracks layer atop the COET base for cross-border practice.
What not to do with it
Stock estimate triangulated from COET historical disclosures and discipline-level registry filings; not a single-year point-time statement.
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