This is likely due to unequal allocation of educational resources, weak teacher training, poverty, and low Thai language skill, the language of the tests.
Thai law officially recognizes five religious groups: Buddhists, Muslims, Brahmin-Hindus, Sikhs, and Christians.
In the beginning, both were exclusively court entertainments and it was not until much later that a popular style of dance theatre, , evolved as a diversion for common folk who had no access to royal performances.
Music and dance show is the most stylised form of Thai performance.
Before the end of the 15th century, Ayutthaya invaded the Khmer Empire three times and sacked its capital.
The Chao Phraya and the Mekong River are the indispensable water courses of rural Thailand.