Thailand has undergone rapid changes during the last two decades. The pace is likely to continue or even accelerate during the period of the Seventh National Economic and Social Development Plan (1992-1996). Thailand is being transformed from an agricultural country to an agro-industrial or even an industrialized country. Thai society is changing from being a traditionally rural one to an urban society. Thai people are faced with these changes to which they must adapt themselves. Therefore, they need the kind of education that prepares them adequately for new demands and new lifestyles. The current basic education of six years must be extended to at least nine years or the lower secondary level. Self-study materials and other electronic media such as computer and television will play an increasingly significant role in an educational system that is becoming more flexible and accessible to everyone at all levels and at all times. The existing learning network must be expanded to attain a national coverage. There must be more decentralization of administrative power and more public or local participation in developing the curriculum to suit the local needs. These are the new dimensions of education for the future.