Abstract
In an increasingly knowledge-based globalized world, higher education, advanced training and skill development are critical
priorities for Vietnam. This paper aims to estimate the participation in higher education and its regional distribution in
Vietnam, and to identify its determinants at the individual and contextual levels. Data used were from Vietnam Population
and Housing Census 2009 linked with Vietnam living standard survey 2009. The participation rate overall in the colleges/universities
among 19–22 year olds in Vietnam was 16.3%, but this rate varied significantly across the provinces. Household socioeconomic
status, gender, ethnic group, migrant status, and urban/rural residence were significant individual level predictors of participation
while indicator of fertility stabilization, income distribution, and average education level were significant predictors at
the contextual (provincial) level. The results show that individual, social and regional inequalities are important impediments
to higher education participation among the Vietnam youth. The government needs to pay more attention to promoting higher
education and training in order to position Vietnam in the global economy.
priorities for Vietnam. This paper aims to estimate the participation in higher education and its regional distribution in
Vietnam, and to identify its determinants at the individual and contextual levels. Data used were from Vietnam Population
and Housing Census 2009 linked with Vietnam living standard survey 2009. The participation rate overall in the colleges/universities
among 19–22 year olds in Vietnam was 16.3%, but this rate varied significantly across the provinces. Household socioeconomic
status, gender, ethnic group, migrant status, and urban/rural residence were significant individual level predictors of participation
while indicator of fertility stabilization, income distribution, and average education level were significant predictors at
the contextual (provincial) level. The results show that individual, social and regional inequalities are important impediments
to higher education participation among the Vietnam youth. The government needs to pay more attention to promoting higher
education and training in order to position Vietnam in the global economy.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-12
- DOI 10.1007/s11205-012-0011-2
- Authors
- Lan Thi Hoang Vu, Department of Epidemiology—Biostatistics, Hanoi School of Public Health, 138 Giang Vo Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Linh Cu Le, Department of Graduate Education, Hanoi School of Public Health, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Nazeem Muhajarine, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- Journal Social Indicators Research
- Online ISSN 1573-0921
- Print ISSN 0303-8300