thumb|250 px|school children in vietnam education in vietnam is divided into five levels: preschool, primary school, secondary school, high school and higher education. formal education consists of twelve years of basic education. basic education consists of five years of primary education, four years of intermediate education, and three years of secondary education. the majority of basic education students are enrolled on a half-day basis. the main educational goal in vietnam is improving peopleâs general knowledge, training quality human resources and nurturing and fostering talent.unesco (2011) 'world data on education. 7th ed.' retrieved on 2012-03-03. with one of the highest gdp growth rates in asia,list of countries by gdp (real) growth rate vietnam is currently trying to overhaul its education system, with the importance of internationalizing the education system to maintain the rapid economic growth of the last two decades. ==types of educational establishments== regarding ownership, as prescribed in article 44 of vietnamâs education law, there are four types of educational establishments: * public education establishments: established and monitored by the state. the state also nominates their administrators and decides staff quota. the state invests in infrastructure and allocates funding for their regular spending tasks. * semi-public educational establishments: set up by the state on the basis of mobilizing organizations and individuals in the society to jointly invest in infrastructure. * people-founded educational establishments: social or economic organizations apply for permission from the state to set up an institution with non-state budget capital. * private educational establishments: individuals or groups of individuals apply for permission from the state to set up and invest in the institution by themselves. the semi-public, people-founded and private educational establishments are referred collectively to as non-public educational establishments.http://www.ired.edu.vn/en/documents/legaldocuments/27 {| style="float:right; border:1px solid #bbb;margin:.46em 0 0 .2em" |- !level/grade !! typical age |- style="background:silver;" | colspan=2 | preschool |- | pre-school playgroup || 3-4 |- | kindergarten || 4-6 |- style="background:silver;" | colspan=2 | primary school |- | first grade || 6-7 |- | second grade || 7-8 |- | third grade || 8-9 |- | fourth grade || 9-10 |- | fifth grade || 10-11 |- |- style="background:silver;" | colspan=2 | secondary school |- | sixth grade || 11â12 |- | seventh grade || 12-13 |- | eighth grade || 13â14 |- | ninth grade || 14-15 |- |- style="background:silver;" | colspan=2 | high school |- | tenth grade || 15â16 |- | eleventh grade 
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