Thailand works toward zero dropouts

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s government is expected to announce an initiative on inclusivity in education and equitable access to a quality education, in a bid to reduce student drop-outs and mark this year's Children's Day which falls on January 13.

As reported by the local newspaper Bangkok Post, in a social media post, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said children are the future and every child should be guaranteed the right to receive an education.

He said the government is setting its sights on achieving zero dropouts and he has instructed the Equitable Education Fund, the Digital Economy and Society Ministry, and the Interior Ministry to develop the country's first-ever database on school dropouts.

With big data analytics, it will enable the government to provide targeted assistance to school dropouts and return them to schools, he noted./.

VNA