Vietnam strives to achieve the national standard on the primary education universalisation for children of the right age group in all provinces and cities in 2015.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the nation also sets a target of providing full-day schooling to 50-60 percent of primary pupils and supplying free textbooks to all primary and secondary students who are policy beneficiaries and living in disadvantaged areas.

During the 2003-2008 period, 48 out of 63 provinces and cities obtained the standard of primary education universalisation for children of the right age.

The rate of primary pupils attended full-day classes reached 36 percent and 88 percent of junior secondary students enrolled in schools.

Over 9,000 community-based study centres were established in more than 10,700 communes, wards and towns nationwide./.