Ten provinces with highest student per room ratio: 1998 - 2000   1998   Rank Provinces Student/Room 1 Bangkok 34.93 2 Samuth Prakan 34.73 3 Phuket 32.77 4 Samut Sakhon 32.58 5 Nontha Buri 31.75 6 Nakhon Pathom 30.68 7 Pathum Thani 30.60 8 Chon Buri 30.08 9 Songkhla 29.38 10 Rayong 29.24   Whole Kingdom 25.90   1999   Rank Provinces Student/Room 1 Samuth Prakan 35.06 2 Bangkok 35.02 3 Phuket 33.54 4 Samut Sakhon 32.57 5 Nontha Buri 31.52 6 Nakhon Pathom 30.82 7 Pathum Thani 30.66 8 Chon Buri 30.42 9 Songkhla 29.21 10 Rayong 28.95   Whole Kingdom 25.89   2000   Rank Provinces Student/Room 1 Samut Prakan 35.17 2 Phuket 34.45 3 Samut Sakhon 33.12 4 Nonthaburi 32.40 5 Pathum Thani 31.54 6 Chon Buri 31.33 7 Nakhon Pathom 31.22 8 Songkhla 29.31 9 Rayong 29.12 10 Narathiwat 28.99   Whole Kingdom 12.86 Source : Social Statistics Division, National Statistical Office Complied by : Statistical Forecasting Bureau,  National Statistical Office