@Jody ******

Thanks for alerting me to this.

2023 IQ Scores:

Thailand is ahead of several countries in Europe:

Montenegro, Romania, Bosnia, Macedonia, Georgia, Armenia, Albania.

And ahead of several ASEAN countries:

Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei Laos, Timor Leste.

World Average Score: 82.

Thailand: 89.

The average score is not 100 as is often believed.

Source: Google - Average IQ by Country 2023 - World Population Review.

See also Thai PBS 2022:

Thai IQ Levels on the Rise.

Other considerations:

1. Who took the tests?

PISA and similar tests survey kids in state schools.

But Thailand has a high percentage attending International Schools so those potentially achieving the highest scores are not included, lowering the score.

2. There is controversy surrounding the idea of accurately measuring Intelligence.

What are the tests measuring?

Verbal Intelligence?

Numerical Intelligence?

Practical Intelligence?

Reasoning Intelligence?

Emotional Intelligence?

Spatial Intelligence?

Ability to follow or create a logical and reasoned argument?

Ability to compare and assess contrasting views or information?

3. It is held that non-verbal IQ tests featuring shapes, patterns, and sequences are measuring a specific ability, Spatial Intelligence, and cannot be generalised to suggest overall Intelligence.

They are invalid.

And practice increases your score, revealing a basic flaw.

A genuine Intelligence test must cover a wider range.

4. Motivation.

How motivated are the students to do the test?

If you think it's boring or pointless you don't apply yourself.

Your score goes down.

Many thanks for taking the trouble to alert me to this.

A more pressing issue is Thailand's PISA scores.

This requires serious government review of teaching aims and range of methods used, Singapore being a model.

@Jody ******

Been living here 10 years now.

Member of Bangkok Journalists Club.

Education has been on the agenda as a discussion point with a civil servant from the Ministry of Education.

@Jody ******

The government discussion is about educational achievement as measured by PISA.

IQ is not the issue.

@Jody ******

Are you fluent in Thai?

Can you read it?

Why not?

Is it because you have low IQ?

Do you speak with Thai people in Thai?

Why not?

Why do you expect them to speak in English?

There's more than a hint of racism here.

Try mixing with high IQ Thai people like in the FCCT.

Discuss social, economic, political issues. Analyse and debate political issues with Thai people.

There are no facts or evidence to support your statement.

Only unsubstantiated opinion.

Maybe it's the company you keep.

I have been in Bangkok and Pattaya 10 years.

Never heard anything remotely like this.

You are saying it's Bangkok Hospital Pattaya.

This hospital has a good reputation with standard professional procedures and English speaking staff.

And for most Pattaya Expats it's the first choice.

A dishevelled Doctor???

Didn't speak English??

Even though Medical Schools in Thailand use American textbooks?

No consultation before treatment???

No Q&A with written notes??

No explanation of the treatment???

You had concussion but flew to Thailand???

IF there is truth in the story try Bumrungrad Hospital Bangkok.

It's in the World Top Twenty most years.

What is the statistical evidence for Thai people having low IQ?

Thai Surgeons, Lawyers, Academics and Journalists seem to me to have high IQ.

Try Bangkok FCCT, ChitLom.

Your perception of Thai people depends on the company you keep.

@Olivier ********

Pattaya, Chonburi seem to be more strict on this.

Yes.

Lots of landlords know nothing about TM30 and don't want to know.

If they know they'll have to pay tax.

Immigration offices vary in the requirement.

A grey area.