# Is education free in Vietnam?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-education-free-in-vietnam/362240>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 26, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-education-free-in-vietnam/362240 "2006-06-26T18:12:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![DVsickgirlDV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@DVsickgirlDV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DVsickgirlDV)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-education-free-in-vietnam/362240/1 "2006-06-26T18:12:51Z")

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I understand that primary school is provided by the government (up to the US equivalent to 8th grade, I believe). Does the Vietnamese government provide “high school” for its citizens and what about college level education? If not, how much does going to a university in Vietnam cost? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-education-free-in-vietnam/362240/2 "2006-06-26T19:27:37Z")

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[This link](http://www.vneconomy.com.vn/eng/index.php?param=article&catid=10&id=bebbcd7f129c11) from May 2005 suggests that the state pays about 70% of tuition fees for university students attending public schools. The students themselves must come up with the remaining 30%.

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-education-free-in-vietnam/362240/3 "2006-06-26T19:30:10Z")

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And [this article](http://www.wes.org/ewenr/00may/feature.htm) dated May/June 2000 has a lot more detail about the education system - at all levels - of Vietnam.