The 2025 EF English Proficiency Index report shows that global English proficiency has stalled since 2020, with Thailand among the countries experiencing a decline.

The Ministry of Education has come under fire over the past few days after it ordered schools to cancel festive activities for the next 12 months in mourning for the late Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother. Concerns have been expressed that cancelling activities would affect children’s development and deny students learning opportunities.

Since Myanmar's 2021 coup, an increasing number of families fleeing armed conflict and forced conscription have sought refuge in Thailand. In the border province of Tak, migrant learning centres provide ongoing support to their children, despite facing limited resources.

Two decades after a government initiative to promote fairer access to education, only 2% of schools have been transferred to Local Administrative Organizations (LAOs). Yet small groups of local school administrators are proving the policy’s potential.

Samyan is home to some of Thailand’s premier educational institutions, including Chulalongkorn University Demonstration School (Satit Chula) and Triam Udom Suksa School. It also contains a number of more accessible temple-based schools which serve the needs of local students from families struggling to make ends meet. But gentrification and rising rent prices have displaced families, forcing the children to take long commutes to school. Enter Samyan NewGen, a program that not only provides a safe place for students to wait for pick up but also offers a supportive learning environment.

By 2024, Thailand’s school lunch budget rose to 22-36 baht per meal, but complaints about quality and portions persisted. Teachers and caterers argue this still falls short of the 40 baht needed for a basic meal, leaving local governments to cover shortfalls as schools remain under Ministry control.

The Thai Ministry of Education has ordered the suspension of all unnecessary school field trips following an incident on Tuesday (1 October), in which a bus transporting students from a school in Uthai Thani caught fire, killing 20 children and three teachers.

Teacher and educator networks have spoken out against an order from the Office of the Basic Education Commission to cancel an oral test at Matthayom Wat Thatthong School over alleged national security concerns. They argue this violates academic freedom.

A school in Bangkok has dropped a controversial test for Year 13 students under orders from the Office of the Basic Education Commission after an ultra-royalist group raised concerns that the test could pose a risk to national security.

Move Forward Party (MFP) MPs have proposed the establishment of an ad hoc committee for migrant students without civil registration, aiming to address the problem of their lack of access to education.

The government is preparing to repatriate over a hundred Myanmarese children who lack registration documents, ignoring objections that this violates the National Education and Child Protection Acts.

While women have long been considered “ornamental,” with the media and the public mainly focusing on their looks or how they dress and act, LGBTQ representation is nearly non-existent. They are subject to the same fate and even worse. A watershed moment for the community came in the last election when 3 self-identified LGBTQ people won MP seats.