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Table 3.5 Student in Vocational Education by Type of Education: Academic Year
2011-2012
Type of Education Academic Year 2011 Academic Year 2012
Total 100.0 100.0
Certificate in Vocational education 67.0 70.2
Diploma in Vocational education 32.8 29.8
Higher Diploma in Vocational education 0.2 0.1
Source: Statistic Education of Thailand: Academic Year 2011, Academic Year 2012-2013, Office of the
Education Council.
3.2.6 Non-formal Education
Setting up of non-formal education for some vulnerable groups to
access education is also a priority agenda of the Thai government since there
were about 5-6 million population in the non-formal education system, which
most of students are likely to study vocational education.
Table 3.6 Student in Non Formal Education by Type of Education: Academic Year
2011-2012
Type of Education Academic Year 2011 Academic Year 2012
Total 100.0 100.0
Learning promotion 2.7 3.2
Learning for Hill tribe Communities 1.3 2.0
General education 24.5 40.4
Vocational Certificate 71.5 54.4
Source: Statistic Education of Thailand: Academic Year 2011, Academic Year 2012-2013, Office of the
Education Council.