Thailand’s Isaan being failed by inequalities in education system

Thai Politicians are ignoring long-term solution to Northeast’s poverty trap

Waves of both good and bad news have swept through the Thai education world this month alone. These realities reflect not only the inequitable structure of our national education policy but also the lack of attention authorities have paid to the field.

First the bad news. The latest survey by the Mental Health Department reveals that the average intelligence quotient (IQ) of Thai students aged six to 15 is 98.59, a little lower than the world’s median average of 100. Children in Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Japan have, on average, a higher IQ.

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