Vietnamese primary school students are among the top in Southeast Asia in math, reading and writing.

Vietnamese primary school students are among the top three in math, reading and writing - Photo: NGUYEN BAO

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, seven countries participated in this cycle: Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam.

Vietnam has conducted a survey at 152 primary education facilities in 53 provinces and cities across the country.

Initial results show that Vietnamese primary school students continue to be among the top performers in all three areas of mathematics, reading comprehension and writing. The official results will be announced by the SEA-PLM organizing committee at the end of 2025.

Vietnam first joined SEA-PLM in the 2019 cycle along with five other countries including Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

In this survey, Vietnamese primary school students ranked first in all three survey areas, including math with 341.55 points (regional average was 304.79); reading comprehension with 336.46 points (regional average was 300); writing with 328.01 points (regional average was 304.92).

SEA-PLM is a program implemented under the initiative of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), the United Nations Children's Fund Regional Office and the East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (UNICEF EAPRO).

The program aims to assess the extent to which primary school students meet educational program goals in Southeast Asian countries, particularly in the areas of reading, writing, mathematics and global citizenship.

The program is implemented every 5 years, creating a basis for countries to monitor progress in primary education.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hoc-sinh-tieu-hoc-viet-nam-thuoc-top-dau-dong-nam-a-linh-vuc-toan-doc-hieu-va-viet-20250510190206599.htm