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primary education is compulsory and tuition-free. essentials such as textbooks and uniforms, are not.

secondary schools and beyond charge tuition and the cost of aforementioned tools are even more expensive.

37% of Vietnamese 15-year-olds are not in school

popular vietnamese universities face challenges in terms of quality and affordability,

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literacy rate is over 97% --> primary education is free

almost 21% of all government expenditure in 2010 was devoted to education.

participating in the PISA tests for the first time, Vietnamese high schoolers scored higher in reading, maths and science than many developed countries, including the US + UK.

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+ state-run system of public & private education
+ run by ministry of education and training.
+ divided into five levels:

preschool

primary school

secondary school

high school

higher education

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educated politicians will have better tools, resources and knowledge when making policies & allocating budgets.

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+ over 10 international schools
+ each district has a public primary & secondary school.

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educated people are more likely to get a job, and jobs with higher incomes. higher incomes = more tax funds for the government to spend on other merit goods.

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the more people are educated, the more likely the people they interact with will attain some of their knowledge as well.

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educated citizens create a smarter society which could even improve the government.

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the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits.

education is a merit good as it produces positive externalities

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merit goods are goods and services considered to be beneficial for society's well-being.

if left completely to the free market, merit goods would be UNDER-PRODUCED + UNDER-CONSUMED