The Economic Case for Education in Vietnam

Education is central to the development of human capital. Vietnam has made significant progress. This paper reviews existing research on the returns to education and makes the case for investment in schooling. In Vietnam, the returns to schooling a...

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Main Authors:	Patrinos, Harry Anthony, Thang, Pham Vu, Thanh, Nguyen Duc
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	TERTIARY EDUCATION RETURNS TO EDUCATION ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION SOCIAL RATE OF RETURN PRIMARY EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION EDUCATION QUALITY WAGE GAP
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/115641545141262780/The-Economic-Case-for-Education-in-Vietnam http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31081

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spelling	okr-10986-310812022-09-19T12:16:23Z The Economic Case for Education in Vietnam Patrinos, Harry Anthony Thang, Pham Vu Thanh, Nguyen Duc TERTIARY EDUCATION RETURNS TO EDUCATION ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION SOCIAL RATE OF RETURN PRIMARY EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION EDUCATION QUALITY WAGE GAP Education is central to the development of human capital. Vietnam has made significant progress. This paper reviews existing research on the returns to education and makes the case for investment in schooling. In Vietnam, the returns to schooling are 10 percent overall. The returns to primary and secondary education have declined over time and are lower than the regional average. The returns to secondary education are low, but not much lower than the regional average. The returns to tertiary education are high, have increased considerably, and are about 20 percent. Therefore, investing in higher education makes sense for the individual and her family. 2018-12-28T16:01:54Z 2018-12-28T16:01:54Z 2018-12 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/115641545141262780/The-Economic-Case-for-Education-in-Vietnam http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31081 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8679 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper East Asia and Pacific Vietnam
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spellingShingle	TERTIARY EDUCATION RETURNS TO EDUCATION ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION SOCIAL RATE OF RETURN PRIMARY EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION EDUCATION QUALITY WAGE GAP Patrinos, Harry Anthony Thang, Pham Vu Thanh, Nguyen Duc The Economic Case for Education in Vietnam
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description	Education is central to the development of human capital. Vietnam has made significant progress. This paper reviews existing research on the returns to education and makes the case for investment in schooling. In Vietnam, the returns to schooling are 10 percent overall. The returns to primary and secondary education have declined over time and are lower than the regional average. The returns to secondary education are low, but not much lower than the regional average. The returns to tertiary education are high, have increased considerably, and are about 20 percent. Therefore, investing in higher education makes sense for the individual and her family.
format	Working Paper
author	Patrinos, Harry Anthony Thang, Pham Vu Thanh, Nguyen Duc
author_facet	Patrinos, Harry Anthony Thang, Pham Vu Thanh, Nguyen Duc
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title	The Economic Case for Education in Vietnam
title_short	The Economic Case for Education in Vietnam
title_full	The Economic Case for Education in Vietnam
title_fullStr	The Economic Case for Education in Vietnam
title_full_unstemmed	The Economic Case for Education in Vietnam
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2018
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The Economic Case for Education in Vietnam

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