After the merger, which province or city has the largest number of students in the country?

After the merger, this locality became the country's "super city" of education with the leading number of students and schools.

1. Which province or city has the largest number of students in the country after the merger?

• Hanoi
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• HCMC
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• Danang
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• Nghe An
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Before the merger of provinces and cities, Hanoi was the locality with the largest student population in the country with 2.3 million students. However, from July 2025, after merging with Ba Ria - Vung Tau and Binh Duong provinces, Ho Chi Minh City became the place with the largest student population in the country.

According to data released by the Departments at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, Ho Chi Minh City has 1,707,220 students; Binh Duong has about 520,700 students; and Ba Ria - Vung Tau province has about 300,000 students at all levels.

Thus, after merging 3 provinces and cities, Ho Chi Minh City will have nearly 2.6 million students, the most in the country at present.

2. How many teachers are there in this province or city after the merger?

• About 80,000
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• About 90,000
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• About 100,000
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• About 111,000
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Statistics at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year show that Ho Chi Minh City has 80,612 teachers, including 26,889 preschool teachers; 23,155 primary school teachers, 18,125 secondary school teachers and 12,442 high school teachers.

In the 2024-2025 school year, the education sector of Binh Duong province has 19,878 civil servants (excluding non-public data and district-level vocational education and continuing education). Of which, 14,883 are teachers and 1,048 are managers.

Ba Ria - Vung Tau has more than 16,000 teachers at all levels.

Thus, after merging 3 localities, Ho Chi Minh City has more than 111,000 teachers at all levels.

3. Which province or city has the most schools in the country?

• Danang
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• HCMC
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• Hanoi
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• Dong Nai
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Before and after the merger, Ho Chi Minh City had the largest number of schools in the country.

Before the merger, Ho Chi Minh City had 2,341 schools, including 1,308 kindergartens, 529 primary schools, 299 secondary schools, 205 high schools... not to mention a number of new schools inaugurated and built on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of national reunification.

Meanwhile, Binh Duong has 713 schools at all levels, with 375 public schools and 338 non-public schools.

Ba Ria - Vung Tau has 463 schools, including 195 kindergartens, 139 primary schools, 91 secondary schools and 38 high schools.

Thus, after the merger, the new Ho Chi Minh City will have more than 3,500 schools at all levels from kindergarten to high school.

4. After the merger, which province or city also has the largest number of universities in the country?

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After the merger, Ho Chi Minh City will have nearly 80 universities, becoming a super city of higher education in the country, not to mention dozens of colleges, vocational colleges, intermediate schools, and vocational intermediate schools.

However, this number is still much lower than the approximately 100 higher education institutions located in Hanoi. However, Ho Chi Minh City is the locality with the most affiliated universities.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/sau-sap-nhap-tinh-thanh-nao-co-so-hoc-sinh-dong-nhat-ca-nuoc-2418283.html