1. Vietnam has an impressively high level of education, with 91% of children from
5 to 10 years old going to school and 88% of the population of working age can
read and write. However, as Vietnam enters the new millennium, competition
from Southeast Asian neighbors will pose important new challenges to Vietnam’s
education and training system.
2. The Vietnamese government has set ambitious targets to increase the number of
people going to school. But Vietnam also faces significant challenges in
implementing education policies to ensure that the education system provides the
necessary knowledge and skills demanded by the future society. To develop
valuable human resources for inclusive growth, Vietnam needs to put in a lot of
effort, especially in rural areas.
3. The key challenge for educators in Vietnam is to ensure that the education and
