GDP contribution of education and training in Vietnam 2018-2023

In 2023, Vietnam's education and training sector accounted for 3.92 percent of the country's total GDP, contributing a GDP value of approximately 401 trillion Vietnamese dong. In that year, Vietnam's GDP amounted to approximately 10.2 thousand trillion Vietnamese dong.

Employment in education sector in Vietnam 

In 2019, the median monthly gross salary in the education and training sector amounted to six million Vietnamese dong for entry-level jobs, eight million Vietnamese dong for experienced staff, 13 million Vietnamese dong for leaders and supervisors as well as 20 million Vietnamese dong for manager positions. The number of newly established businesses for education services has increased in recent years, generating new jobs as well.

Developments in education in Vietnam

Vietnam’s socio-economic development strategy 2011-2020 included many efforts to modernize the education system, including advancing human capital development, increasing enrollments in higher education, and adapting the education system to the needs of the country’s market-based economy. Vietnam’s government does not only want to improve national education, but also to head towards facilitating internationalization.