Education in Thailand
An OECD-UNESCO Perspective
Thailand’s education system stands at a crossroads. Significant investment has widened
access to education and the country performs relatively well in international assessments
compared with its peers. But the benefits have not been universally distributed and
Thailand has not received the return on its spending on education that it might have
expected. This report encourages Thailand to focus on four priority areas to prepare
students from all backgrounds for a fast-changing world. The first is to set clear,
common standards for all students through a revised and improved curriculum. The second
priority is to build capacity to reliably assess students across the full range of
competencies needed for success in life and in learning. Third, Thailand needs to
develop a holistic strategy to prepare teachers and school leaders to deliver education
reform, including implementing the revised curriculum, and to tackle teaching shortages
in the most deprived areas. The final challenge is to create a comprehensive information
and communications technology strategy to equip all Thailand’s schools, teachers and
students for the 21st century.
Published on August 31, 2016
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