Institution | Number of prime ministers |
---|---|
National Defence College of Thailand | 6 |
Law School | 3 |
Ramkhamhaeng University | 2 |
Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy | 1 |
Other institution | 3 |
Institution outside Thailand | 15 |
Institution | Number of prime ministers |
---|---|
Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy | 11 |
Suankularb Wittayalai School | 8 |
Law School | 7 |
National Defence College of Thailand | 7 |
Royal Thai Army General Staff College | 6 |
Amnuay Silpa School | 5 |
This is a list of prime ministers of Thailand by education.
Living
Of the 29 persons who have served as prime minister of Thailand, at least third-quarter have displayed proficiency in speaking or writing a language other than Central Thai. Of these, eight of them also public image as Central Thai with other languages as compound bilingual. During the Cold War, Thai education was compelled to study English from the first grade to the twelve grade, Isan language also common in Thai media make most of recently Thai prime minister able to listen and read both in English and Isan shy to speak.
Prime minister | Teochew | Southern Thai | Northern Thai | Isan/Lao | Khmer | English | Other languages | |
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1 | Kon Hutasingha | Native | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | Partial | ||
2 | Phot Phahonyothin | Partial | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | Partial | Fluent - German | |
Partial - Danish | ||||||||
3 | Plaek Phibunsongkhram | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | Partial | Fluent - French | ||
Partial - Japanese | ||||||||
4 | Khuang Aphaiwong | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | Fluent | Partial | Fluent - French | |
5 | Thawi Bunyaket | Native | Listen only | Listen only | Fluent | Partial - French | ||
6 | Seni Pramoj | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | Fluent | |||
7 | Pridi Banomyong | Partial | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | Partial | Fluent - French | |
Partial - Mandarin | ||||||||
8 | Thawan Thamrongnawasawat | Partial | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | Partial | ||
9 | Pote Sarasin | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | Fluent | Partial - Hainanese | ||
10 | Thanom Kittikachorn | Listen only | Native | Listen only | Listen only | |||
11 | Sarit Thanarat | Listen only | Listen only | Partial | Reading only | Listen only | ||
12 | Sanya Dharmasakti | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | Partial | |||
13 | Kukrit Pramoj | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | Fluent | |||
14 | Thanin Kraivichien | Partial | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | Partial | Partial - Danish | |
15 | Kriangsak Chamanan | Fluent | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | Partial | ||
16 | Prem Tinsulanonda | Native | Listen only | Partial | Partial | |||
17 | Chatichai Choonhavan | Fluent | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | Partial | Listen only - Shan | |
Partial - Spanish | ||||||||
18 | Anand Panyarachun | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | Fluent | Partial - Hakka | ||
19 | Suchinda Kraprayoon | Listen only | Listen only | Partial | Partial | |||
20 | Chuan Leekpai | Partial | Native | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | ||
21 | Banharn Silpa-archa | Native | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | ||
22 | Chavalit Yongchaiyudh | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | Partial | |||
23 | Thaksin Shinawatra | Listen only | Native | Listen only | Listen only | Partial | Partial - Hakka | |
Listen only - Arabic | ||||||||
24 | Surayud Chulanont | Listen only | Listen only | Partial | Partial | |||
25 | Samak Sundaravej | Partial | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | Partial | ||
26 | Somchai Wongsawat | Native | Partial | Listen only | Listen only | |||
27 | Abhisit Vejjajiva | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | Fluent | |||
28 | Yingluck Shinawatra | Listen only | Native | Listen only | Partial | Partial - Hakka | ||
Listen only - Arabic | ||||||||
29 | Prayut Chan-o-cha | Listen only | Listen only | Partial | Listen only | |||
30 | Srettha Thavisin | Listen only | Listen only | Listen only | Partial | |||
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