Does primary educational universalization apply to children aged 6 to 14 in Vietnam?

Does primary educational universalization apply to children aged 6 to 14 in Vietnam?

Under Article 7 of Decree 20/2014/ND-CP, the regulations are as follows:

Subjects of primary educational universalization

The subjects of primary educational universalization are children from 6 to 14 years old who have not finished the primary educational program.

Additionally, the primary educational universalization for children is the responsibility of citizens, families, and educational institutions as stipulated in Article 3 of Decree 20/2014/ND-CP as follows:

- All citizens in the prescribed age must learn to achieve the level of educational universalization or illiteracy eradication;

-Families are responsible for creating favorable conditions for their members in the prescribed age to learn to achieve the level of educational universalization or illiteracy eradication;

- The educational establishments are responsible for implementation of educational universalization or illiteracy eradication according to their functions and duties.

Thus, the subjects of primary educational universalization are children from 6 to 14 years old who have not finished the primary educational program.

Does primary educational universalization apply to children aged 6 to 14 in Vietnam? (Image from Internet)

What are the criteria for recognizing the standard achievement of primary educational universalization at three levels in Vietnam?

The levels of recognition for the standard achievement of primary educational universalization are the degrees in which there are specific criteria to achieve the standards of primary educational universalization for each locality as follows:

*Criteria for recognizing the standard achievement of primary educational universalization at Level 1 (According to Article 9 of Decree 20/2014/ND-CP) include:

- For individuals: Must finish the primary educational program.

- For communes:

+ The percentage of 6-year old admitted to form 01 must reach at least 90%;

+ The percentage of 14-year children finishing the primary educational program must reach at least 80% and 70% for communes with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions;

- For districts: At least 90% of communes must be recognized to have met the standard of primary educational universalization at level 1.

- For provinces: There must be 100% of districts recognized to have met the standard of primary educational universalization at level 1.

*Criteria for recognizing the standard achievement of primary educational universalization at level 2 (According to Article 10 of Decree 20/2014/ND-CP) include:

- For communes:

+ Ensuring criteria for recognizing the standard achievement of primary educational universalization at level 1;

+ The percentage of 6-year old admitted to form 01 must reach at least 95%;

+ The percentage of 11-year children finishing the must reach at least 80% and 70% for communes with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions; the remaining 11-year children are attending primary classes.

- For districts: At least 90% of communes must be recognized to have met the standard of primary educational universalization at level 2.

- For provinces: There must be 100% of districts recognized to have met the standard of primary educational universalization at level 2.

*Criteria for recognizing the standard achievement of primary educational universalization at level 3 (According to Article 11 of Decree 20/2014/ND-CP) include:

- For communes:

+ Ensuring the criteria for recognizing standard achievement of primary educational universalization at level 2;

+ The percentage of 6-year old admitted to form 01 must reach at least 98%;

+ The percentage of 11-year children finishing the must reach at least 90% and 80% for communes with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions; the remaining 11-year children are attending primary classes.

- For districts: At least 90% of communes must be recognized to have met the standard of primary educational universalization at level 3.

- For provinces: There must be 100% districts recognized to have met the standard of primary educational universalization at level 3.

What are the State policies on educational universalization in Vietnam?

The State policies on educational universalization in Vietnam according to Article 2 of Decree 20/2014/ND-CP are as follows:

- The State gives the priority to the investment and creates favorable conditions for educational establishments of the national educational system to implement the educational universalization or illiteracy eradication; encourages and creates favorable conditions for international organizations, foreigners and oversea Vietnamese to participate in educational universalization or illiteracy eradication in Vietnam under regulations of law.

- The State implements the support policy to the people subject to reduction or exemption from school fees and support to learning costs when participating in the prescribed programs of educational universalization or illiteracy eradication.

- Individuals participating in organization, management, teaching ...to carry out the educational universalization or illiteracy eradication shall receive the remuneration as prescribed by the State.