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also lags behind its neighbors in terms of enrollment of students in fields that promote
research and development such as science and engineering.
Public education expenditure accounts for 4 percent of GDP in Thailand and household
education expenditures account for 1 percent of GDP. Appropriations for education
consistently account for 20–22 percent of all government expenditures in the past few
years. The private sector plays a
small role in primary and secondary
education but its role is more
prominent in higher education,
enrolling about 20 percent of the
total tertiary students in 2009.
Through the years, substantial investment
has been made in building
quality education facilities at
all levels. Before the 2011 flood,
16,855 institutions under the MOE
enrolled 5.9 million students in the
26 flood affected provinces.
Damage and Losses
Damage
Institutions of learning ranging from primary schools through higher education institutions
were affected by the 2011 flood in the 26 provinces, with many experiencing considerable
of damage. 115 Substantial amount of reconstruction/repair/replacement to school infrastructure
and leaning materials will be needed. Most highly affected education institutions
are located in flood prone areas and lowland. Over 17,000 education institutions in the 26
provinces, 2,934 were fully or partially damaged by the flood (2,694 under the MOE and
240 under other agencies involved in education provision) and 2,508 are public and 426
are private institutions. Of the 6.1 million students enrolled in the 26 provinces, 1,435,378
were affected (1,253,503 students under the MOE and 181,875 students under other
agencies). Of the total number of students affected, 1,042,255 students were enrolled in
public institutions and 393,123 in private ones. As gender equality in enrollment is broadly
on par in Thailand, both male and female students are largely equally impacted by the
recent disaster.
115 Although early recovery could begin now in the provinces where the flood situation has started to improve, the assessment
is constrained by the difficult access to information and target groups as the overall attention remains on the immediate
relief effort in Bangkok and Greater Bangkok areas.
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