Thailand has set clear policy goals to expand secondary education opportunities to reach
all Thais and improve the performance of Thai students. While primary education is nearly
universal, the country still faces quantitative challenges in secondary education. The National
Millennium Goal of universal secondary education by 2015 will be difficult to achieve without
concerted efforts, policy support and resource commitment. While expanding access to
secondary education and narrowing regional disparities remain as challenges, there has been
an increasing concern that Thai youths are not meeting national and international standards.
Although multiple factors are involved in the students’ poor academic performance, it has led
to calls for better quality education and better prepared and qualified teachers.
This final section summarizes this study’s conclusions, focusing on the teacher shortage issue
and quality issue and provides recommendation for future action.