East Asia & Pacific THAILAND PISA 2015 TAKEAWAYS SCORES OVER TIME SCIENCE READING MATHEMATICS  Scores in Science and Reading have declined significantly since 2012. Scores in Mathematics have deteriorated slightly since the last round.  Thailand is performing below the level expected given its 2000 436 431 432 level of income. The performance of students in each subject continues to lag behind the regional and the OECD 2003 429 420 417 averages – 2.5 years in Science and Math and 3 years in Reading when compared to the OECD. 2006 421 417 417  About 50% of the students are below basic proficiency level 2009 425 421 419 in Science, Reading and Math. This has been relatively stable over time. 2012 444 441 427  In Science, the difference between students in the top and bottom socioeconomic quintile equates to 2.2 years of 2015 421 409 415 schooling, which is lower than the same gap among OECD countries (3.1 years).  The difference between urban and rural students in Science Change since 2012 -23 -32 -12 is equivalent to 1.1 years of schooling. However, the rural- urban gap, especially in reading proficiency, has widened Change since first significantly from the last round. focal assessment in 0 -22 -2  Girls continue to perform better than boys in Science. subject  In Science students with Early Childhood Development Bold = significant change (ECD) experience score 1 year ahead of those with no ECD.  The deterioration in proficiencies has occurred despite a massive increase in annual per student spending of 48% (in constant PPP$) from 2010 to 2013 (143% from 2001 to SCIENCE TRENDS 2013). 550  POLICY ACTION: Design effective mechanisms for parents and communities to hold schools and teachers accountable EAP for results. Despite poor student performance, average 500 PISA Science Score teacher salary has increased by 34% in real terms since OECD 2010.  POLICY ACTION: Address the rapidly growing network of 450 small schools which is a major cost driver. Resources are being spread thinly and inequitably across the system, with Thailand small rural schools being disproportionately disadvantaged.  POLICY ACTION: Provide stronger incentives to attract 400 quality teachers to the most challenging areas of the country. 350 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 WB EDUCATION Note: In 2015, the OECD introduced several improvements to ENGAGEMENT the design, administration, and scaling of PISA. For the most part, these changes did not affect the comparability of the FINANCING: 2015 results with those for previous assessments. For further  None information and implications for analyses of PISA data, please ANALYTICAL: consult the PISA 2015 international report.  None Source: OECD, 2016. PISA 2015 Results (Volume 1): SABER: Excellence and Equity in Education. Paris: OECD.  None PISA 2015 East Asia & Pacific STUDENT EQUITY PERFORMANCE PROFILE ≈ 1 year of schooling 100% { Top 20% ESCS 80% Bottom 20% ESCS PISA Science 2015 60% Urban Rural 40% Females Males 20% ECD 0% No ECD 2006 2015 2006 2015 2006 2015 350 380 410 440 470 Science Reading Math 30 points in PISA scale ≈ 1 year of schooling Below basic proficiency Basic proficiency High proficiency ESCS: Economic, Social and Cultural Status PISA PERFORMANCE AND GDP PER CAPITA 600 Singapore 550 Japan Macao SAR, China Estonia Finland Canada Vietnam Hong Kong SAR, China Korea United Kingdom China (B-S-J-G) New Zealand Australia PISA 2015 Score in Science Switzerland 500 Poland Portugal Belgium Denmark Norway Spain Sweden United States France Austria Russian Federation Czech Republic Hungary Italy Luxembourg Croatia Lithuania Iceland Israel Kazakhstan 450 Bulgaria Chile Greece Malaysia Uruguay United Arab Emirates Moldova Albania Romania Cyprus Argentina Turkey Trinidad and Tobago Qatar Colombia Thailand Mexico Georgia 400 Indonesia Brazil Peru Tunisia Kosovo Algeria 350 0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 GDP per capita in 2015 or latest, PPP (constant 2011 International $), World Bank ICP ABOUT PISA: PISA is the OECD’s benchmarking tool to assess achievement and application of key knowledge and skills of 15 year-olds. Launched in 2000, PISA is conducted every three years and tests proficiency in mathematics, reading, science, and problem-solving. In 2015, 540,000 students completed the assessment, representing 29 million 15-year-olds in the schools of the 72 participating countries and economies.