Poor vs. rich education gap is root problem in low national test scores & worldwide rankings, prioritize educating the poor is obvious but ignored solution. EDUCATION & ECONOMIC PROSPERITYRich vs. poor in education: Doomed to middle income trap? 28/03/2017Kornchanok Raksaseri & Prasit TangprasertThe average score for almost all subjects was below 50% in the latest Ordinary National Educational Test (O-Net) results. The poor test scores reflect Thailand's economic and social disparities, he added. The results also showed that students at large schools earned the highest average scores, while city kids did better than students in rural areas.

Source: Bangkok Post March 29, 2017 07:07 UTC