Circular No. 19/2017/TT-BGDĐT promulgating the Statistical Indicators System for the Education Sector

 CIRCULAR

ISSUING THE STATISTICAL INDICATORS SYSTEM FOR THE EDUCATION SECTOR

Pursuant to the Statistics Law dated November 23, 2015;

Pursuant to Decree No. 94/2016/NĐ-CP dated July 1, 2016 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Statistics Law;

Pursuant to Decree No. 97/2016/NĐ-CP dated July 1, 2016, issued by the Government, stipulating the contents of statistical indicators within the national statistical indicator system;

Pursuant to Decree No. 69/2017/NĐ-CP dated May 25, 2017 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Education and Training;

At the proposal of the Director of the Department of Planning and Finance,

The Minister of Education and Training issues this Circular on the Statistical Indicators System for the Education Sector.

Article 1. Attached herewith is the Statistical Indicators System for the Education Sector, including:

1. List of statistical indicators for the education sector.

2. Content of statistical indicators for the education sector.

Article 2. This Circular takes effect from September 12, 2017.

This Circular replaces Circular No. 39/2011/TT-BGDĐT dated September 15, 2011 on the Statistical Indicators System for Education and Training issued by the Ministry of Education and Training.

Article 3. The Heads of the Office, Department of Planning and Finance, Heads of relevant units under the Ministry of Education and Training; Heads of direct management agencies of higher education institutions, colleges with teacher training programs, secondary vocational schools with teacher training programs; Chairpersons of People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities; Directors of provincial Departments of Education and Training; Rectors of universities; Principals of colleges and secondary vocational schools with teacher training programs are responsible for implementing this Circular...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIST

STATISTICAL INDICATORS FOR THE EDUCATION SECTOR
(Attached to Circular No. 19/2017/TT-BGDĐT dated July 28, 2017 of the Minister of Education and Training)

 

 

CONTENTS

STATISTICAL INDICATORS FOR THE EDUCATION SECTOR
(Attached to Circular No. 19/2017/TT-BGDĐT dated July 28, 2017 of the Minister of Education and Training)

 

1- EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

1.1- NURSERY SCHOOLS

1101- Number of nursery schools

a. Definition, calculation method

- A nursery school is an early childhood education facility that accepts children aged three months to three years.

- Types:

Public: established by the state, investing in construction of physical facilities, ensuring funding for regular expenses.

Private: established by the local community, investing in construction of physical facilities and ensuring operational funding, receiving support from local authorities.

Private: established by social organizations, social-professional organizations, economic organizations, or individuals, investing in construction of physical facilities and ensuring operational funding through sources outside the state budget.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Central province/city;

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Supporting units: Early Childhood Education Department, state management agencies at all levels, and independent early childhood education facilities.

1102. Number of preschool groups

a. Definition, calculation method

- Preschool group in kindergartens includes: groups in kindergartens, preschools, independent groups, and groups in organizations and enterprises.

- Independent preschool group: refers to preschool facilities in areas that have not yet met the conditions to establish schools but have been granted permission to operate.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Central province/city;

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Supporting units: Early Childhood Education Department, state management agencies at all levels, and independent early childhood education facilities.

1103. Number of kindergarten classrooms

a. Definition, calculation method

- Kindergarten classroom includes rooms designated for nurturing and teaching children aged from three months to 36 months in kindergartens, independent groups, and preschools.

- Types of rooms:

Permanent classroom: These are classrooms constructed with durable materials. Permanent classrooms include multi-story brick buildings, multi-story prefabricated concrete structures, single-story buildings with concrete roofs, and those with a service life exceeding 20 years.

Semi-permanent classroom: These are classrooms with construction quality and service life lower than permanent classrooms, with a service life ranging from 10 to 20 years.

Semi-permanent classroom: Includes classrooms in buildings with brick walls or wooden joints, tile or metal roofs.

Temporary classroom: These are classrooms not included in the above categories. They include classrooms in simple structure houses such as coconut leaf walls, bamboo leaves, mud walls... roofs made of coconut leaves, bamboo, various tents, camps, and temporary repurposed spaces.

Educational support room: This is a physical education room and an arts room or a multifunctional room.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Central province/city;

- Types of rooms.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Supporting units: Early Childhood Education Department, state management agencies at all levels, and independent early childhood education facilities.

1104. Number of administrative staff, teachers, and auxiliary personnel

a. Definition, calculation method

- Administrative staff: includes principals and vice-principals at kindergartens, categorized by educational level (secondary vocational, college, university, master's, doctoral, and other), ethnicity, gender, and staffing status.

- Kindergarten teachers (total including those on contracts of one year or more): individuals responsible for nurturing, caring for, and educating children in kindergartens, independent groups, and preschool groups, categorized by educational level (secondary vocational, college, university, master's, doctoral, and other), ethnicity, gender, staffing status, and age group.

- Teachers meeting the standard training requirement: teachers holding a secondary vocational preschool education degree.

- Teachers exceeding the standard training requirement: teachers holding a college-level preschool education degree or higher.

- Untrained teachers: teachers directly nurturing and educating children without formal training as required.

- Auxiliary personnel: individuals responsible for supporting nurturing and caring tasks for children in kindergartens (service staff, library staff, equipment staff, health staff, and others).

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Central province/city;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Educational level, occupational standards;

- Age group;

- Staffing status.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Supporting units: Early Childhood Education Department, Teacher and Educational Management Personnel Bureau, state management agencies at all levels, and preschool education facilities.

1105. Number of preschool children

a. Definition, calculation method

- Preschool children: include children aged from three months to 36 months attending preschool groups in kindergartens, preschools, independent groups, preschool groups in primary schools, and groups in organizations and enterprises.

- Maximum number of children per preschool group is defined as follows:

+ Groups for children aged from three to 12 months: 15 children;

+ Groups for children aged from 13 to 24 months: 20 children;

+ Groups for children aged from 25 to 36 months: 25 children.

- Number of children attending school for two sessions per day: children attending both morning and afternoon sessions;

- Number of children attending boarding school (with lunch provided): children who are organized to be fed at school, including those whose families bring food.

- Ethnic minority children: children aged from three months to 36 months belonging to ethnic minorities other than the Kinh.

- Number of disabled children integrated into regular classes: children aged from three months to 36 months with physical disabilities or reduced functions affecting their labor, daily activities, and learning, and who attend regular classes alongside non-disabled children in kindergartens, independent groups, and preschools (excerpted from Article 2, Law No. 51/2010/QH12 - Disability Law).

- Children suffering from malnutrition (underweight and stunted): children assessed as underweight and stunted based on the World Health Organization (WHO) classification.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Central province/city;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Disability;

- Malnutrition status;

- Age.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Supporting units: Early Childhood Education Department, state management agencies at all levels, and independent early childhood education facilities.

1106. Proportion of preschool children aged from three months to 36 months attending kindergartens

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- The proportion of preschool children aged from three months to 36 months is the percentage of preschool children present in kindergartens, preschools, and independent groups compared to the total population in the age range of three months to 36 months.

Calculation formula:

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Central province/city;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Disability;

- Age.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Supporting units: Early Childhood Education Department, educational management agencies at all levels, and preschool education facilities.

1.2. Kindergarten

1201. Number of kindergarten and preschool schools

a. Definition, calculation method

- Kindergarten: an early childhood education facility accepting children aged from three to six years old.

- Preschool: a combined facility accepting children aged from three months to six years old.

- National-standard kindergarten and preschool: a facility meeting current national standards.

+ Level 1 national-standard preschool: A preschool meeting the basic requirements of a national-standard preschool, ensuring comprehensive quality care and education activities consistent with early childhood education goals.

+ Level 2 national-standard preschool: A preschool meeting the advanced requirements of a national-standard preschool, providing higher-quality comprehensive care and education activities, creating conditions to approach the development level of preschools in advanced countries in the region and worldwide.

- Types:

Public: established by the state, investing in construction of physical facilities, ensuring funding for regular expenses.

Private: established by the local community, investing in construction of physical facilities and ensuring operational funding, receiving support from local authorities.

Private: established by social organizations, social-professional organizations, economic organizations, or individuals, investing in construction of physical facilities and ensuring operational funding through sources outside the state budget.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Kindergarten, preschool;

- Central province/city;

- National standard.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Supporting units: Early Childhood Education Department, state management agencies at all levels, and independent early childhood education facilities.

1202. Number of kindergarten classes

a. Definition, calculation method

- Kindergartens include: kindergartens of kindergarten schools, preschool schools, independent kindergartens, kindergartens at agencies, factories, and general education schools.

- Independent kindergarten class: is a class of kindergarten facilities in places that have not yet met the conditions to establish a school but have been granted permission to operate.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Central province/city;

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education sector statistical reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Supporting units: Early Childhood Education Department, state management agencies at all levels, and independent early childhood education facilities.

1203. Number of kindergarten classrooms

a. Definition, calculation method

- Kindergarten classrooms include classrooms for kindergarten age children (from 3 to 5 years old) in kindergarten schools, preschool schools, and independent kindergarten classes.

- Types of rooms:

Permanent classroom: These are classrooms constructed with durable materials. Permanent classrooms include multi-story brick buildings, multi-story prefabricated concrete structures, single-story buildings with concrete roofs, and those with a service life exceeding 20 years.

Semi-permanent classroom: including classrooms with construction quality and service life lower than solid buildings, with a service life from 10 to 20 years. Semi-solid classrooms include classrooms in houses with brick walls or wooden partitions, tile or metal roofs.

Temporary classroom: These are classrooms not included in the above categories. They include classrooms in simple structure houses such as coconut leaf walls, bamboo leaves, mud walls... roofs made of coconut leaves, bamboo, various tents, camps, and temporary repurposed spaces.

Educational support room: including physical education rooms and the number of art education rooms or multi-functional rooms, inclusive education support rooms.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Central province/city;

- Types of rooms.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Supporting units: Early Childhood Education Department, state management agencies at all levels, and independent early childhood education facilities.

1204. Number of management staff, teachers, and employees

a. Definition, calculation method

- Management staff: includes principals and vice-principals at kindergarten and preschool schools.

- Kindergarten teachers (total including those on contracts of one year or more): are individuals responsible for nurturing, caring for, and educating children at kindergarten schools, preschool schools, independent kindergarten classes, and kindergarten classes at general education schools, agencies, and factories, categorized by educational level (college, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and other), ethnicity, gender, staffing status, and age group.

- Teachers meeting the standard training requirement: teachers holding a secondary vocational preschool education degree.

- Teachers exceeding the standard training requirement: teachers holding a college-level preschool education degree or higher.

- Untrained teachers: teachers directly nurturing and educating children without formal training as required.

- Employees: are individuals responsible for supporting nurturing and caring tasks for children at kindergarten and preschool schools (service staff, library staff, equipment staff, health staff, and other staff).

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Central province/city;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Educational level, occupational standards;

- Age group;

- Staffing status.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Supporting units: Early Childhood Education Department, Teacher and Educational Management Personnel Bureau, state management agencies at all levels, and preschool education facilities.

1205. Number of kindergarten children

a. Definition, calculation method

- Kindergarten children include children attending kindergarten classes at kindergarten schools, preschool schools, independent kindergarten classes, kindergarten classes at nurseries, kindergarten classes at agencies, factories, and general education schools.

- The maximum number of children in each kindergarten class is specified as follows:

+ For 3-4-year-old kindergarten classes: 25 children;

+ For 4-5-year-old kindergarten classes: 30 children;

+ For 5-6-year-old kindergarten classes: 35 children.

- Number of children attending school for two sessions per day: children attending both morning and afternoon sessions;

- Number of children attending boarding school (with lunch provided): children who are organized to be fed at school, including those whose families bring food.

- Ethnic minority children: are children aged from 3 to 6 years who are ethnic minorities other than the Kinh people.

- Children with disabilities attending inclusive education: are children with impairments of one or more body parts or reduced functions manifested as disabilities that make labor, daily activities, and learning difficult, and who attend regular classes with non-disabled children at kindergarten and preschool schools and independent kindergarten classes (excerpted from Article 2, Law No. 51/2010/QH12 - Law on Persons with Disabilities).

- Children suffering from malnutrition (underweight and stunted): children assessed as underweight and stunted based on the World Health Organization (WHO) classification.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Central province/city;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Disability;

- Malnutrition status;

- Age.

- Attending two sessions per day.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Lead unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training:

- Coordinating units: Department of Early Childhood Education, state management agencies for early childhood education at all levels and early childhood education institutions.

1206. Proportion of children aged 3-5 attending kindergarten, proportion of 5-year-old children attending kindergarten

a. Definition, calculation method

- The proportion of children aged 3-5 attending kindergarten is the percentage of kindergarten children present at kindergarten schools, preschool schools, and independent kindergarten classes compared to the total population aged 3-5.

Calculation formula:

- The proportion of 5-year-old children attending kindergarten is the percentage of 5-year-old children attending kindergarten schools, preschool schools, and independent kindergarten classes compared to the total population aged 5.

Calculation formula:

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Central province/city;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Disability;

- Age.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Supporting units: Early Childhood Education Department, state management agencies at all levels, and independent early childhood education facilities.

2. GENERAL EDUCATION

2.1. Elementary Education

2101. Number of elementary schools

a. Definition, calculation method

- Elementary school: Is a general education institution implementing the curriculum for elementary education programs as prescribed by the Ministry of Education and Training, meeting the establishment and operation conditions stipulated in the Elementary School Regulations, part of the national education system, established according to national planning and planning.

- National standard elementary school is an institution that meets the current standards.

+ National standard elementary school level 1 is a school that meets some of the standards and criteria set to ensure comprehensive quality education activities consistent with the goals of elementary education.

+ National standard elementary school level 2 is a school that meets some of the standards and criteria set to ensure higher quality comprehensive education activities compared to level 1, laying the foundation to approach the development level of elementary schools in advanced countries in the region and worldwide.

- Types:

Public: established by the state, investing in construction of physical facilities, ensuring funding for regular expenses.

Private: Established by social organizations, social-professional organizations, economic organizations, or individuals, investing material resources and ensuring operational funding from sources outside the state budget.

- Special type of school:

+ Boarding schools for ethnic minorities;

+ Schools and classes for persons with disabilities.

2. Main classification

- Type;

- Central province/city;

- Type of school;

- National standard.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating units: Department of Elementary Education, educational management agencies at all levels, and elementary education institutions.

2102. Number of classes

a. Definition, calculation method

- Class: is an organizational unit of a school, consisting of students studying the same educational program or multiple educational programs taught by one teacher or multiple teachers, but directly managed by one class teacher.

- The number of elementary school classes includes the total number of classes from grade 1 to grade 5.

- Two-session class: is a class organized to teach both morning and afternoon sessions at school (classes with 9 or 10 sessions per week).

- Combined class: is a class consisting of students studying multiple educational programs of different grades.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Type of class;

- Central province/city;

- Grade level.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating units: Department of Elementary Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and elementary education institutions.

2103. Number of classrooms

a. Definition, calculation method

- Number of elementary school classrooms: includes classrooms in elementary schools and elementary school classrooms in general education schools with multiple levels.

- Classroom: is a physical facility of a school where students regularly come to study in their respective classes to listen to lectures by teachers.

- Types of rooms:

Permanent classroom: These are classrooms constructed with durable materials. Permanent classrooms include multi-story brick buildings, multi-story prefabricated concrete structures, single-story buildings with concrete roofs, and those with a service life exceeding 20 years.

Semi-permanent classroom: including classrooms with construction quality and service life lower than solid buildings, with a service life from 10 to 20 years. Semi-solid classrooms include classrooms in houses with brick walls or wooden partitions, tile or metal roofs.

Temporary classroom: These are classrooms not included in the above categories. They include classrooms in simple structure houses such as coconut leaf walls, bamboo leaves, mud walls... roofs made of coconut leaves, bamboo, various tents, camps, and temporary repurposed spaces.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Central province/city;

- Types of rooms.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating units: Department of Elementary Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and elementary education institutions.

2104. Number of management staff, teachers, and employees

a. Definition, calculation method

- Management staff: includes principals and vice-principals at elementary schools;

- Primary school teachers (total including those on contracts of one year or more): are teachers teaching at primary schools and teaching primary level at general education schools with multiple levels, specialized schools.

- Teachers meeting the standard training qualification: are teachers holding a college diploma in education.

- Teachers exceeding the standard training qualification: are teachers holding a bachelor's degree in education or higher.

- Staff: are individuals working at primary schools in positions such as library staff, equipment staff, health staff, special education support staff, and other staff.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city:

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Educational level, occupational standards;

- Age group;

- Staffing status.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Primary Education, General Education Teacher and Educational Management Staff Bureau.

2105. Number of primary school students

a. Definition, calculation method

- Primary school students: are students aged from 6 to 14 years old studying from grade 1 to grade 5 at primary schools, multi-level general education schools, and specialized schools.

- Ethnic minority students: are students belonging to ethnic groups other than the Kinh ethnic group.

- New admissions: are new students admitted to first-grade classes or students who dropped out from other grades and returned to study during the opening ceremony period.

- Students with disabilities integrated into regular classes: are students with physical impairments or reduced functions manifested as disabilities that make labor, daily life, and learning difficult, and are enrolled in regular classes alongside non-disabled students at educational institutions (excerpted from Article 2, Law No. 51/2010/QH12 - Persons with Disabilities Law).

- Retained students: are students who fail to complete the academic program of their class and are retained by the principal to repeat the same grade in the following academic year.

- Number of students attending two sessions per day: is the number of students organized to attend school in both morning and afternoon sessions (i.e., nine or ten sessions per week).

b. Main categories

- Types:

- Central province/city;

- Grade level;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Policy beneficiaries;

- Disability;

- New admissions/retention/dropouts;

- Age.

- Two sessions per day.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating units: Department of Elementary Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and elementary education institutions.

2106. Average number of students per teacher, average number of students per class, average number of teachers per class

a. Concepts and calculation methods:

- The average number of students per teacher is the ratio between the total number of students and the total number of teachers at the primary level.

Calculation formula:

- The average number of students per class is the ratio between the total number of students and the total number of classes at the primary level.

Calculation formula:

- The average number of teachers per class is the ratio between the total number of teachers and the total number of classes at the primary level.

Calculation formula:

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating units: Department of Elementary Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and elementary education institutions.

2107. Proportion of primary school students attending school

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- The proportion of primary school students attending school is the percentage of primary school students currently studying relative to the total population aged 6 to 10 years.

Calculation formula:

- The proportion of primary school students attending school at the correct age is the percentage of students aged 6 to 10 years currently studying relative to the total population aged 6 to 10 years.

Calculation formula:

b. Main categories

- Common/correct age;

- Level of education;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Province, centrally governed city.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating units: Department of Elementary Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and elementary education institutions.

2108. Proportion of primary school students recognized as completing the primary education program, proportion of primary school students completing the program at the correct age, proportion of primary school completion

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- The proportion of primary school students recognized as completing the primary education program is the percentage of students recognized as completing the primary education program relative to the number of students in grade 5 at the end of the academic year.

- The proportion of primary school students completing the program at the correct age is the percentage of 11-year-old students recognized as completing the primary education program relative to the number of students in grade 5 at the end of the academic year.

- Proportion of primary school completion: is the percentage of students completing the primary education program in academic year (t+4) relative to the number of students in grade 1 at the beginning of academic year (t).

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Ethnicity;

- Gender;

- Disability.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating units: Department of Elementary Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and elementary education institutions.

2.2. Lower Secondary Schools

2201. Number of lower secondary schools

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Lower secondary school: is a general education institution providing education from grade 6 to grade 9, ensuring conditions such as management staff, subject teachers, administrative staff, security, health...; having facilities and equipment for teaching and learning; having financial conditions as stipulated by the Ministry of Finance, established according to national education planning and state plans; implementing educational programs and teaching plans prescribed by the Ministry of Education and Training to develop the education sector.

- Multi-level general education school: is a general education institution providing education from grade 1 to grade 9, ensuring conditions such as management staff, subject teachers, administrative staff, security, health...; having facilities and equipment for teaching and learning; having financial conditions as stipulated by the Ministry of Finance, established according to national education planning and state plans; implementing educational programs and teaching plans prescribed by the Ministry of Education and Training to develop the education sector.

- Lower secondary school, multi-level general education school meeting national standards: is an institution meeting current national standards.

- Types:

Public: established by the state, investing in construction of physical facilities, ensuring funding for regular expenses.

Private: established by social organizations, social-professional organizations, economic organizations, or individuals, investing in physical infrastructure and ensuring operational funding from sources outside the state budget.

- Special type of school:

+ Boarding schools for ethnic minorities;

+ Boarding schools for ethnic minorities;

+ Specialized schools, gifted schools;

+ Schools and classes for persons with disabilities.

b. Main categories

- Types:

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Type of school;

- National standard.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Secondary Education, state management agencies at various levels, and secondary education institutions.

2202. Number of classes

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Class: is an organizational unit of a school, consisting of students studying the same educational program or multiple educational programs taught by one teacher or multiple teachers, but directly managed by one class teacher.

- The number of lower secondary school classes includes classes from grade 6 to grade 9.

- The number of classes with two sessions per day: is the number of classes operating two sessions per day throughout the week or seven to eleven sessions per week.

- Combined class: is a class teaching two or more different programs for some students sitting together in one classroom.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Grade level.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Secondary Education, state management agencies at various levels, and secondary education institutions.

2203. Number of classrooms

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Number of junior high school classrooms: Includes the number of classrooms at junior high schools and junior high school classrooms in general education schools with multiple levels.

- Classroom: is a physical facility of a school where students regularly come to study in their respective classes to listen to lectures by teachers.

- Types of rooms:

Permanent classroom: These are classrooms constructed with durable materials. Permanent classrooms include multi-story brick buildings, multi-story prefabricated concrete structures, single-story buildings with concrete roofs, and those with a service life exceeding 20 years.

Semi-permanent classroom: including classrooms with construction quality and service life lower than solid buildings, with a service life from 10 to 20 years. Semi-solid classrooms include classrooms in houses with brick walls or wooden partitions, tile or metal roofs.

Temporary classroom: These are classrooms not included in the above categories. They include classrooms in simple structure houses such as coconut leaf walls, bamboo leaves, mud walls... roofs made of coconut leaves, bamboo, various tents, camps, and temporary repurposed spaces.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Types of rooms.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Secondary Education, state management agencies at various levels, and secondary education institutions.

2204. Number of administrative staff, teachers, and other employees

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Administrative staff: includes principals and vice-principals at junior high schools and general education schools with multiple levels.

- Junior high school teachers (total including those on contracts of one year or longer): are teachers teaching at junior high schools and teaching junior high school level at general education schools with multiple levels.

- Teachers meeting the standard training requirements: are teachers holding a college degree in education or a college degree and a vocational training certificate for junior high school teachers.

- Teachers exceeding the standard training requirements: are teachers holding a bachelor's degree in education or higher.

- Employees: are people working at junior high schools in positions such as library staff, equipment staff, health staff, and other staff.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Educational level, occupational standards;

- Age group;

- Staffing status.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Secondary Education, Civil Servant and Educational Administration Management Bureau, state management agencies at various levels, and secondary educational institutions.

2205. Number of junior high school students

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Junior high school students: are students studying from grade 6 to grade 9 at junior high schools and general education schools with multiple levels.

- Ethnic minority students: are students belonging to ethnic groups other than the Kinh ethnic group.

- New admissions: are new students admitted to the first grade (grade 6) or students who dropped out from other grades and now return to study during the opening period.

- Students with disabilities integrated into regular classes: are students with physical impairments or reduced functions manifested as disabilities that make labor, life activities, and learning difficult, and are enrolled in regular classes alongside non-disabled students at educational institutions (excerpted from Article 2, Law No. 51/2010/QH12 - Law on Persons with Disabilities).

- Retained students: are students who fail to complete the academic program of their class and are retained by the principal to repeat the same grade in the following academic year.

- Students attending two sessions per day: are students attending both morning and afternoon sessions throughout the week or attending between seven to eleven sessions per week.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Grade level;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Policy beneficiaries;

- Disability;

- New admissions/retention/dropouts;

- Age.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Secondary Education, state management agencies at various levels, and secondary education institutions.

2206. Average number of students per teacher, average number of students per class, average number of teachers per class

a. Concepts and calculation methods:

- The average number of students per teacher is the ratio between the total number of students and the total number of teachers at the junior high school level.

Calculation formula:

- The average number of students per class is the ratio between the total number of students and the total number of classes at the junior high school level.

Calculation formula:

- The average number of teachers per class is the ratio between the total number of teachers and the total number of classes at the junior high school level.

Calculation formula:

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

c. Announcement period: Year

d. Data source: Education sector statistical reporting system

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Secondary Education, state management agencies at various levels, and secondary education institutions.

2207. Proportion of students attending junior high school

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- The proportion of students attending junior high school is the percentage of students currently studying at the junior high school level compared to the total population aged 11 to 14 years old.

Calculation formula:

- The proportion of students attending junior high school at the correct age is the percentage of students aged 11 to 14 years old currently studying at the junior high school level compared to the total population aged 11 to 14 years old.

Calculation formula:

The student's assumed age is calculated by subtracting the birth year from the enrollment year.

b. Main categories

- Common/correct age;

- Level of education;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Province, centrally governed city.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Secondary Education, state management agencies at various levels, and secondary education institutions.

2208. Proportion of students graduating from junior high school, proportion of students completing the junior high school level, proportion of students transitioning from elementary to junior high school

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- The proportion of students graduating from junior high school is the percentage of students graduating from the final grade compared to the number of students in that final grade who meet the graduation criteria.

- The proportion of students completing the junior high school level: is the percentage of students graduating from junior high school in academic year (t + 3) compared to the number of students in grade 6 at the beginning of academic year (t).

- The proportion of students transitioning from elementary to junior high school: is the percentage of new students admitted to grade 6 in academic year (t + 1) compared to the number of students recognized as completing the elementary program in academic year (t).

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Ethnicity;

- Gender;

- Disability.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education sector statistical reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Secondary Education, state management agencies at various levels, and secondary education institutions.

2.3. General High School

2301. Number of general high schools, general schools with multiple levels

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- General high school: is a general education institution teaching from grade 10 to grade 12, ensuring sufficient conditions such as administrative staff, subject teachers, administrative personnel, security, health...; having facilities and equipment serving teaching and learning; having financial conditions according to regulations of the Ministry of Finance, established within the national education system according to planning and plans of the state; implementing educational programs and teaching plans prescribed by the Ministry of Education and Training to develop the education cause.

- General school with multiple levels: is a general education institution teaching from grade 6 to grade 12 or from grade 1 to grade 12, ensuring sufficient conditions such as administrative staff, subject teachers, administrative personnel, security, health...; having facilities and equipment serving teaching and learning; having financial conditions according to regulations of the Ministry of Finance, established within the national education system according to planning and plans of the state; implementing educational programs and teaching plans prescribed by the Ministry of Education and Training to develop the education cause.

- General high school, multi-level general school reaching national standards: is an institution meeting current standards (currently Circular No. 47/2012/TT-BGDĐT dated December 7, 2012 issued by the Minister of Education and Training).

- Types:

Public: established by the state, investing in construction of physical facilities, ensuring funding for regular expenses.

Private: established by social organizations, social-professional organizations, economic organizations, or individuals, investing in physical infrastructure and ensuring operational funding from sources outside the state budget.

- Special type of school:

+ Boarding schools for ethnic minorities;

+ Specialized schools, gifted schools;

+ Classes for disabled persons;

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Type of school;

- Meeting national standards;

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Secondary Education, State Management Agency for Education at various levels, and secondary educational institutions.

2302. Number of classes

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Class: is an organizational unit of a school, consisting of students studying the same educational program or multiple educational programs taught by one teacher or multiple teachers, but directly managed by one class teacher.

- The number of lower secondary school classes includes classes from grade 10 to grade 12.

- Two-session/day class: is a class that has two full sessions each day of the week or attends from seven to eleven sessions per week.

- Combined class: is a class teaching two or more different programs for some students sitting together in one classroom.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Grade level.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Secondary Education, state management agencies at various levels, and secondary education institutions.

2303. The number of classrooms

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- The number of high school classrooms: Includes the number of classrooms at high schools and the high school level classrooms in multi-level general education schools.

- Classroom: is a physical facility of a school where students regularly come to study in their respective classes to listen to lectures by teachers.

- Types of rooms:

Permanent classroom: These are classrooms constructed with durable materials. Permanent classrooms include multi-story brick buildings, multi-story prefabricated concrete structures, single-story buildings with concrete roofs, and those with a service life exceeding 20 years.

Semi-permanent classroom: including classrooms with construction quality and service life lower than solid buildings, with a service life from 10 to 20 years. Semi-solid classrooms include classrooms in houses with brick walls or wooden partitions, tile or metal roofs.

Temporary classroom: These are classrooms not included in the above categories. They include classrooms in simple structure houses such as coconut leaf walls, bamboo leaves, mud walls... roofs made of coconut leaves, bamboo, various tents, camps, and temporary repurposed spaces.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Types of rooms.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Secondary Education, state management agencies at various levels, and secondary education institutions.

2304. The number of administrative staff, teachers, and other employees

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Administrative staff: includes principals and vice-principals at high schools and multi-level general education schools.

- High school teachers (total including those with contracts of one year or more): are teachers teaching at high schools and the high school level in multi-level general education schools.

- Teachers meeting the standard training requirements: are teachers who have a bachelor's degree in education or a bachelor's degree and a certificate in pedagogical training for high school teachers.

- Teachers exceeding the standard training requirements: are teachers who have a master's degree or higher.

- Employees: are people working at high schools in positions such as librarians, equipment personnel, health personnel, and others.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Educational level, occupational standards;

- Age group;

- Staffing status.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Secondary Education, Civil Servant and Educational Administration Management Bureau, state management agencies at various levels, and secondary educational institutions.

2305. The number of high school students

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- High school students: are students studying in grades 10 to 12 at high schools and multi-level general education schools.

- Ethnic minority students: are students belonging to ethnic groups other than the Kinh ethnic group.

- New admissions: are new students admitted to the first-year classes (grade 10) or students who dropped out from other classes and now return to study at the beginning of the academic year.

- Students with disabilities integrated into regular classes: are students with physical impairments or reduced functions manifested as disabilities that make labor, daily life, and learning difficult, and are enrolled in regular classes alongside non-disabled students at educational institutions (excerpted from Article 2, Law No. 51/2010/QH12 - Persons with Disabilities Law).

- Retained students: are students who fail to complete the academic program of their class and are retained by the principal to repeat the same grade in the following academic year.

- Two-session/day students: are students attending two full sessions each day of the week or from seven to eleven sessions per week.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Grade level;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Policy beneficiaries;

- Disability;

- New admissions/retention/dropouts;

- Age.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Secondary Education, state management agencies at various levels, and secondary education institutions.

2306. The average number of students per teacher, the average number of students per class, and the average number of teachers per class

a. Concepts and calculation methods:

- The average number of students per teacher is the ratio between the total number of students and the total number of teachers at the high school level.

Calculation formula:

- The average number of students per class is the ratio between the total number of students and the total number of classes at the high school level.

Calculation formula:

- The average number of teachers per class is the ratio between the total number of teachers and the total number of classes at the junior high school level.

Calculation formula:

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Secondary Education, state management agencies at various levels, and secondary education institutions.

2307. The rate of high school students enrolled

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- The common rate of high school enrollment is the percentage of students currently studying at the high school level compared to the total population aged 15 to 17 years old.

Calculation formula:

- The age-appropriate rate of high school enrollment is the percentage of students aged 15 to 17 years old currently studying at the high school level compared to the total population aged 15 to 17 years old.

Calculation formula:

The student's assumed age is calculated by subtracting the birth year from the enrollment year.

b. Main categories

- Common/correct age;

- Level of education;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Province, centrally governed city.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Secondary Education, state management agencies at various levels, and secondary education institutions.

2308. The graduation rate of high school students, the completion rate of high school students, and the promotion rate from lower secondary school to high school

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- The graduation rate of high school students is the percentage between the number of students graduating from the final grade of their educational level and the number of students in that final grade who meet the conditions for graduation.

- The completion rate of high school students: is the percentage between the number of high school graduates in academic year (t + 3) and the number of grade 10 students at the beginning of academic year (t).

- The promotion rate from lower secondary school to high school: is the percentage between the number of new admissions to grade 10 in academic year (t+1) and the number of students graduating from lower secondary school in academic year (t).

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Ethnicity;

- Gender;

- Disability.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Secondary Education, state management agencies at various levels, and secondary education institutions.

3. UNIVERSAL EDUCATION

3001. The number of provinces/cities achieving universal preschool education for five-year-olds, universal primary education, and universal lower secondary education.

a. Concepts and calculation methods:

- The number of provinces/cities achieving universal preschool education for five-year-olds, universal primary education, and universal lower secondary education is the number of provincial/city units directly under the central government recognized according to current standards (currently according to Decree No. 20/2014/NĐ-CP dated March 24, 2014 of the Government and Circular No. 07/2016/TT-BGDĐT dated March 22, 2016 of the Minister of Education and Training).

b. Main categories

- Province/city:

- Level.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Responsible unit for data collection and compilation

- Lead unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training:

- Coordinating units: Departments of Preschool Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and secondary education institutions.

4. CONTINUOUS EDUCATION

4001. The number of continuous education centers; the number of community learning centers; the number of foreign language and information technology centers; the number of vocational education and continuous education centers.

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Continuous education center: is a continuous education institution within the national education system. Continuous education centers include district-level continuous education centers (district, county, town, city directly under province), and provincial-level continuous education centers (province, city directly under the central government).

- Community learning center: is a continuous education institution within the national education system, an autonomous learning center at the commune level managed and supported by the State while also strongly encouraging the participation and contribution of the people in the community to build and develop these centers under a mechanism where both the State and the people participate, contributing to building a learning society from the grassroots level.

- Foreign language and information technology center: is a continuous education institution within the national education system specializing in training, upgrading, and certifying foreign languages and information technology skills for anyone with needs; Foreign language and information technology centers have legal personality, seals, and separate bank accounts.

- The vocational education and training center - continuing education center is a regular education institution within the national education system, implementing regular education tasks, vocational guidance, and vocational training. This is a public education model at the district level that operates diversely across various fields of education and training (the predecessor of the vocational education and training center model is the merger of public centers at the district level, including: continuing education centers; technical and vocational training centers for adults and secondary vocational centers at the district level).

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Continuing Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and regular education institutions.

4002. Number of administrative staff, teachers, and employees

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Administrative staff: includes directors and deputy directors at regular education institutions;

- Regular education teachers (total number including those on contracts of one year or more): are teachers teaching at regular education institutions;

- Employees: are individuals working at regular education institutions in positions such as library staff, equipment staff, health staff, and other staff.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Educational level, occupational standards;

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Continuing Education, Teacher and Educational Manager Management Bureau, state management agencies for education at all levels, and regular education institutions.

4003. Number of students enrolled in continuing education programs.

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Literacy learners: are individuals studying literacy programs aimed at providing reading, writing, and arithmetic skills to young people and adults.

- Recognized literate learners: are learners who have completed grade 3 of the literacy program, or completed grade 3 of the primary education program.

- Cultural supplementary learners: are learners studying secondary and high school continuing education programs to obtain credentials from the national education system.

- Working learners, distance learners: are learners studying higher education programs to obtain credentials from the national education system.

- Disabled learners: are disabled individuals studying or receiving educational support at integration education development centers or regular education institutions.

- Elderly learners: are individuals studying at continuing education centers under various continuing education programs after becoming literate, updating knowledge and skills, technology transfer... meeting diverse learning needs of community members.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Gender.

- Ethnicity.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Continuing Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and regular education institutions.

5. OTHER EDUCATION

Other Education (conventionally defined): Includes education and training areas not mentioned in the above levels (from item 1 to 4) or areas belonging to other levels managed partially by the Ministry of Education and Training.

5.1. PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

5101. Number of preparatory universities

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Preparatory university is a specialized type of school. The State establishes preparatory universities for ethnic minority children, children of families settled long-term in regions with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions, aiming to contribute to training cadres for these regions.

- Preparatory universities have the task of organizing selection; supplementing knowledge; enhancing cultural education for students to meet the required level to enter university, college, and intermediate-level schools according to current regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.

b. Main organizational units:

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Ethnic Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and educational institutions with preparatory university students.

5102. Number of classes

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Class: is an organizational unit of a school, consisting of students studying the same educational program or multiple educational programs taught by one teacher or multiple teachers, but directly managed by one class teacher.

b. Main categories:

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Ethnic Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and educational institutions with preparatory university students.

5103. Number of classrooms

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Classroom: is a physical facility of a school where students regularly come to study in their respective classes to listen to lectures by teachers.

- Types of rooms:

Permanent classroom: These are classrooms constructed with durable materials. Permanent classrooms include multi-story brick buildings, multi-story prefabricated concrete structures, single-story buildings with concrete roofs, and those with a service life exceeding 20 years.

Semi-permanent classroom: including classrooms with construction quality and service life lower than solid buildings, with a service life from 10 to 20 years. Semi-solid classrooms include classrooms in houses with brick walls or wooden partitions, tile or metal roofs.

Temporary classroom: These are classrooms not included in the above categories. They include classrooms in simple structure houses such as coconut leaf walls, bamboo leaves, mud walls... roofs made of coconut leaves, bamboo, various tents, camps, and temporary repurposed spaces.

b. Main categories: type of classroom

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education sector statistical reporting system

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Ethnic Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and educational institutions with preparatory university students.

5104. Number of administrative staff, teachers, and employees

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Administrative staff: includes principals and vice-principals at preparatory universities;

- Teachers are those who have graduated from university, hold certificates in pedagogical training for those without formal teacher training, have relevant majors suitable for recruitment requirements, possess good qualities, have practical experience, have clear backgrounds, and are in good health;

- Teachers meeting the standard training requirements: are teachers holding bachelor's degrees and certificates in pedagogical training for those without formal teacher training.

- Teachers exceeding the standard training requirements: are teachers who have a master's degree or higher.

- Employees: are individuals working at preparatory universities in positions such as library staff, equipment staff, health staff, and other staff.

b. Main categories

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Educational level, occupational standards;

- Age group.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Ethnic Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and educational institutions with preparatory university students.

5105. Number of students

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Preparatory university students are ethnic minority students, children of families settled long-term in regions with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions, trained to contribute to cadre training for these regions.

b. Main categories

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Disability;

- Age.

c. Publication period

d. Data source

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Ethnic Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and educational institutions with preparatory university students.

5.2. EDUCATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

5201. Number of integration education support centers, number of special education centers for children with disabilities.

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- These are institutions providing program content, teaching and learning materials, counseling services, and appropriate educational organization for individuals with disabilities based on their characteristics and circumstances.

b. Main categories:

- Type;

- Province/city, district/county;

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Primary Education, Department of Secondary Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and educational institutions with students with disabilities.

5202. Number of administrative staff, teachers, and educational support staff for children with disabilities

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Educators, educational managers participating in educating individuals with disabilities, and educational support staff for individuals with disabilities must be trained and updated in professional knowledge, skills, and techniques to meet the educational needs of individuals with disabilities (as stipulated in Article 29 of the Law on Persons with Disabilities).

b. Main categories

- Types:

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Level of training.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Primary Education, Department of Secondary Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and educational institutions with students with disabilities.

5203. Number of students with disabilities.

a. Concepts and calculation methods

This is the number of students with disabilities currently studying at integration education support centers and special education centers for children with disabilities.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Type of disability, degree of disability;

- Province/city, district/county;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Primary Education, Department of Secondary Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and educational institutions with students with disabilities.

5.3. TEACHER TRAINING AT COLLEGE LEVEL

5301. Number of secondary vocational schools with teacher training programs, number of secondary teacher training schools.

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- These are secondary vocational schools with teacher training programs at the intermediate level.

b. Main categories

- Types:

- Province/city;

- Direct management agency;

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Higher Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and professional secondary education institutions.

5302. Number of classrooms and functional rooms in secondary teacher training schools.

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Classroom: is a physical facility of a school where students regularly come to study in their respective classes to listen to lectures by teachers.

- Functional room: is a room serving the learning needs of students.

- Types of rooms:

Permanent classroom: These are classrooms constructed with durable materials. Permanent classrooms include multi-story brick buildings, multi-story prefabricated concrete structures, single-story buildings with concrete roofs, and those with a service life exceeding 20 years.

Semi-permanent classroom: including classrooms with construction quality and service life lower than solid buildings, with a service life from 10 to 20 years. Semi-solid classrooms include classrooms in houses with brick walls or wooden partitions, tile or metal roofs.

Temporary classroom: These are classrooms not included in the above categories. They include classrooms in simple structure houses such as coconut leaf walls, bamboo leaves, mud walls... roofs made of coconut leaves, bamboo, various tents, camps, and temporary repurposed spaces.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Types of rooms.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Lead unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training:

- Coordinating unit: Department of Higher Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and professional secondary education institutions.

5303. Number of administrative staff, teachers, and employees of secondary teacher training schools, number of subject teachers in secondary vocational schools with teacher training programs.

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Administrative staff: includes principals and vice-principals at secondary teacher training schools;

- Teachers (total number including contracts of one year or more): are teachers teaching at intermediate colleges with teacher training programs and specialized education teachers at intermediate colleges with teacher training programs;

- Staff: are individuals working at intermediate colleges with teacher training programs in positions such as (library staff, equipment staff, health staff, other staff);

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Educational level, occupational standards;

- Age group.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating units: Department of Higher Education, General Department of Teachers and Educational Management Personnel, state management agencies for education at all levels and vocational intermediate college educational institutions;

5304. Number of intermediate students in teacher training programs, number of students in teacher training programs at intermediate colleges with teacher training programs;

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Students: Are students studying the teacher training program curriculum at intermediate level at intermediate colleges, colleges, universities, academies with teacher training programs;

- Ethnic students: Are students belonging to ethnic groups other than the Kinh ethnic group;

- Newly admitted students: Are students newly admitted to the first year during the opening ceremony period;

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Direct management agency;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Disability;

- New admissions/scale/completion;

- Age.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating unit: Department of Higher Education, state management agencies for education at all levels, and professional secondary education institutions.

5.4. TEACHER TRAINING AT COLLEGE LEVEL

5401. Number of colleges with teacher training programs, number of teacher training colleges;

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Is a college offering a teacher training program at the college level;

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province/city;

- Direct management agency;

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Lead unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training:

- Coordinating units: Department of Higher Education, state management agencies for education at all levels and college educational institutions;

5402. Number of classrooms and functional rooms of teacher training colleges;

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Classrooms/lecture halls: Are school facilities where students regularly attend classes to listen to lectures given by teachers;

- Functional rooms: are rooms serving the learning needs of students;

- Types of rooms:

Permanent classroom: These are classrooms constructed with durable materials. Permanent classrooms include multi-story brick buildings, multi-story prefabricated concrete structures, single-story buildings with concrete roofs, and those with a service life exceeding 20 years.

Semi-permanent classroom: including classrooms with construction quality and service life lower than solid buildings, with a service life from 10 to 20 years. Semi-solid classrooms include classrooms in houses with brick walls or wooden partitions, tile or metal roofs.

Temporary classroom: These are classrooms not included in the above categories. They include classrooms in simple structure houses such as coconut leaf walls, bamboo leaves, mud walls... roofs made of coconut leaves, bamboo, various tents, camps, and temporary repurposed spaces.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Types of rooms.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating units: Department of Higher Education, state management agencies for education at all levels and college educational institutions;

5403. Number of managers, lecturers, staff of teacher training colleges; number of specialized education lecturers at colleges with teacher training programs;

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Managers: include principals and deputy principals at colleges with teacher training programs;

- College lecturers (total number including contracts of three years or more): are lecturers teaching at colleges with teacher training programs and specialized education lecturers teaching at colleges with teacher training programs;

- Staff: are individuals working at colleges with teacher training programs in positions such as (library staff, equipment staff, health staff, other staff);

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Educational level, occupational standards;

- Age group.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating units: Department of Higher Education, General Department of Teachers and Educational Management Personnel, state management agencies for education at all levels and college educational institutions;

5404. Number of college students in teacher training programs, number of students in teacher training programs;

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- College students: are individuals studying the teacher training program at the college level at colleges, universities, academies;

- Ethnic students: Are students belonging to ethnic groups other than the Kinh ethnic group;

- Newly admitted students: Are students newly admitted to the first year during the opening ceremony period;

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Direct management agency;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity:

- Disability;

- New admissions/scale/completion;

- Age.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating units: Department of Higher Education, state management agencies for education at all levels and college educational institutions;

6. HIGHER EDUCATION

6001. Number of higher education institutions;

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Higher education institution: is an institution providing undergraduate and postgraduate education;

- Higher education institutions include:

+ Universities, academies;

+ Regional universities, national universities (hereinafter referred to collectively as universities);

+ Research institutes permitted to offer doctoral programs;

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province/city;

- Direct management agency;

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating units: Department of Higher Education, state management agencies for education at all levels and higher education institutions;

6002. Number of classrooms and functional rooms;

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Classrooms/lecture halls: Are school facilities where students regularly attend classes to listen to lectures given by teachers;

- Functional rooms: are rooms serving the learning needs of students;

- Types of rooms:

Permanent classroom: These are classrooms constructed with durable materials. Permanent classrooms include multi-story brick buildings, multi-story prefabricated concrete structures, single-story buildings with concrete roofs, and those with a service life exceeding 20 years.

Semi-permanent classroom: including classrooms with construction quality and service life lower than solid buildings, with a service life from 10 to 20 years. Semi-solid classrooms include classrooms in houses with brick walls or wooden partitions, tile or metal roofs.

Temporary classroom: These are classrooms not included in the above categories. They include classrooms in simple structure houses such as coconut leaf walls, bamboo leaves, mud walls... roofs made of coconut leaves, bamboo, various tents, camps, and temporary repurposed spaces.

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Types of rooms.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating units: Department of Higher Education, state management agencies for education at all levels and higher education institutions;

6003. Number of managers, lecturers, staff;

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- Managers: include directors and deputy directors of regional universities, principals and deputy principals at higher education institutions;

- University lecturers (total number including contracts of three years or more): are lecturers teaching at higher education institutions;

- Staff: are individuals working at universities in positions such as (library staff, equipment staff, health staff, other staff);

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province/city:

- Gender;

- Ethnicity:

- Standard vocational training qualification;

- Age group.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating units: Department of Higher Education, General Department of Teachers and Educational Management Personnel, state management agencies for education at all levels and higher education institutions;

6004. Number of university students;

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- University students: are individuals studying the undergraduate program at higher education institutions;

- Ethnic students: Are students belonging to ethnic groups other than the Kinh ethnic group;

- Newly admitted students: Are students newly admitted to the first year during the opening ceremony period;

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province, centrally governed city;

- Direct management agency;

- Field of study;

- Gender;

- Ethnicity;

- Disability;

- New admissions/scale/completion;

- Age.

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data sources; Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating units: Department of Higher Education, state management agencies for education at all levels and higher education institutions;

6005. Number of graduate students;

a. Definition, calculation method

- Graduate students: are those studying the master's degree program;

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province/city;

- Direct management agency;

- Field of study;

- Ethnicity;

- Gender;

- New admissions/scale/completion;

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating units: Department of Higher Education, state management agencies for education at all levels and higher education institutions;

6006. Number of doctoral candidates;

a. Definition, calculation method

- Doctoral candidates: are those studying the doctoral degree program;

b. Main categories

- Type;

- Province/city;

- Direct management agency;

- Field of study;

- Ethnicity:

- Gender;

- New admissions/scale/completion;

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating units: Department of Higher Education, state management agencies for education at all levels and higher education institutions;

7. FINANCE

7001. State budget expenditure on education and training;

a. Concepts and calculation methods

- State budget expenditure on education: is the total amount of investment and recurrent expenditure for educational and training activities from state budget sources;

b. Main categories

- Level of education;

- Classification of expenditure;

- Expenditure category;

c. Announcement period: Year.

d. Data source: Education statistics reporting system.

e. Unit responsible for data collection and compilation

- Leading unit: Office of the Ministry of Education and Training;

- Coordinating units: Department of Planning and Finance.