BANGKOK, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Education Minister Chinaworn Boonyakiart said on Monday his ministry plans to spend 109.45 billion baht (3.382 billion U.S. dollars) to launch 64 education development projects for the 2011 fiscal year, the Nation online reported.

The projects are part of the four-year roadmap of Thailand's Education Ministry, Chinaworn explained.

The projects include the development of 2,000 small schools into community learning centers, the minister said.