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THE THAI EDUCATION SYSTEM

INFORMAL
FORMAL EDUCATION
NON-FORMAL EDUCATION
 THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

ADMINISTRATION IN EDUCATIONAL SERVICE

ADMINISTRATIVE AND AREA
ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE OFFICE OF THE BASIC EDUCATION COMMISSION

OFFICE OF THE PERMANENT SECRETARY

OFFICE OF THE EDUCATION COUNCIL

OFFICE OF THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

COMMISSION

THE COMMISSIONON HIGHER EDUCATION

 The tenth
National
Economic &
Social Dev’t
Plan

The Ministry of
Education Policy
Education

EDUCATION POLICY

Teaching &
Learning
Recent Projects
Reforms in
Thailand
From the statistics presented, it is clear that Thailand has made significant investments in its
education system. The literacy rate among Thai adults (15+ years) was 92.87% in 2018 and
enrollment in primary education reached 99.92% for boys and 99.48% for girls by 2020,
indicating a high level of access to basic educational opportunities across the country.
However, there are still areas where improvement can be seen; only 21.4% of tertiary
students majoring in STEM fields and 64.8 % of 15-year-old Thai students were low
performers in mathematics according to 2017 data respectively show room for growth when
it comes to quality of learning outcomes as well as technical skills development amongst
young people within Thailand’s borders . Additionally, with 80 percent youth disengagement
from either employment or further study also being reported , more needs to be done towards
providing meaningful pathways into work or higher studies after completing secondary
school levels . Overall though , these figures demonstrate that while progress has been made
over recent decades , there remains much potential yet untapped when it comes to improving