Impacts of pandemic on education sector in Thailand

Exposure	Direct impact
Education	School Administration • 10,841,616 students affected (Kindergarten to Bachelor's degree) • 41,073 schools closed (excl. HEIs) • Loss of learning days—7 days missing for Semester 1/2020, and 12 missing for Semester 2/2020 • Academic schedule shifted from May to July in the 1st semester and November to December in the 2nd semester • 1/2020: July 1–November 13 • 2/2020: December 1–April 9 • Delayed reopening of Thai public schools and kindergartens • Inadequate capacity of schools to handling distance learning caused learning loss and gaps School Attendance • Decrease in number of school attendance after reopening • School/university dismissals • High risk of dropout among the extremely poor students Class Management • A sudden shift of teaching from in-class to digital platforms • Increase of workload on teachers, as well as stress and pressure of a new way of teaching

Exposure

Direct impact

Education

School Administration

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10,841,616 students affected (Kindergarten to Bachelor's degree)
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41,073 schools closed (excl. HEIs)
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Loss of learning days—7 days missing for Semester 1/2020, and 12 missing for Semester 2/2020
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Academic schedule shifted from May to July in the 1st semester and November to December in the 2nd semester
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  1/2020: July 1–November 13
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  2/2020: December 1–April 9
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Delayed reopening of Thai public schools and kindergartens
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Inadequate capacity of schools to handling distance learning caused learning loss and gaps

School Attendance

Class Management

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A sudden shift of teaching from in-class to digital platforms
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Increase of workload on teachers, as well as stress and pressure of a new way of teaching