Tag Archives: Educational Finance

3. Educational Finance

The major source of funds for education is the national budget.  During the Fifth National Education Development Plan (1982-1986), the amount of 236,861 million Baht, or 3.5 per cent of the GDP was provided for educational development in public sector.  Regarding the proportions within the educational budget, the major share is flowed to the [...]

1.Thailand: General Background

Thailand, meaning “Land of the Free” and formerly known as Siam, is a tropical Southeast Asian country approximately the same size as France (200,000 square miles).  The population is approximately 50 million with the rate of growth of 1.9% per year.  Bangkok is the capital city and Thai is the national language also being [...]