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Thailand’s education system and skills imbalances: Assessment and policy recommendations

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  • Marieke Vandeweyer
  • Ricardo Espinoza
  • Laura Reznikova
  • Miso Lee
  • Thanit Herabat

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In light of population ageing, globalisation, automation, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand’s labour market is being significantly reshaped, and so are the skills required for higher employability. This paper analyses the capacity of Thailand’s education and training system to develop relevant skills from the pre-primary to higher education level, and explores the current state of skills imbalances in the country. It identifies accessibility of schooling, provision of relevant teacher training, and sustained competitiveness of higher education institutions as key areas for improvement. It also points to large skills shortages in the education, and health and social work sectors, and prevalent qualification and field-of-study mismatches. The findings highlight that a responsive education system, together with high-quality life-long learning opportunities that are accessible to all and aligned with skill needs, will be essential to equip Thai people with the right skills for navigating the rapidly changing world.

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  • Marieke Vandeweyer & Ricardo Espinoza & Laura Reznikova & Miso Lee & Thanit Herabat, 2020. "Thailand’s education system and skills imbalances: Assessment and policy recommendations," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 1641, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:ecoaaa:1641-en
    DOI: 10.1787/b79addb6-en
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    1. Chulida Hemtasin & Wisarut Payoungkiattikun & Anucha Pimsak & Narueta Hongsa, 2023. "Development of the Extremely Poor Students Selection Process for Receiving the Teacher Production Project Scholarship for Protected Schools in Thailand," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-21, March.

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    Keywords

    Accessible schooling; Adult education; Education expansion; Education quality; Lifelong learning; Skills imbalances; STEM skills; Thailand;
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    JEL classification:

    • A20 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - General
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
    • I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • F66 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Labor

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