The shortcomings of Thailand’s education system have again been exposed by international education rankings, with Thai students scoring well below global averages in the core subjects of mathematics, science and literacy.
The country has its own decades-long top-down, centralised approaches to education to blame for such poor rankings. Thailand’s education indeed needs structural reform.
Daniel is an English Literature graduate from the University of London who has spent the past 20 years living and working in Asia.
Passionate about education, health care, sustainable development, equality and human rights, Daniel is a regular contributor to AsianCorrespondent, Domino, Ajarn, The Educator, the Nation, Bangkok Post and SCMP
View all posts by Danmax