Education Level of Ethnic Minority Women in Vietnam (A Case Study in Lai Chau and Yen Bai provinces)

Authors

  • Thị Thủy Nghiêm
  • Trọng Tài Nguyễn

Keywords:

Education, Ethnic Minority, Ethnic Minority Women, Lai Chau Province, Yen Bai Province

Abstract

Educational disparity between Kinh and Chinese groups with ethnic minorities, between men and women has long been of much concern in Vietnam. In fact, ethnic minorities have low educational attainment, in which women account for a high rate of illiteracy and low rate of graduating from secondary and high schools or higher. Various factors can affect their opportunities to access education, namely, financial capacity, infrastructure, conception, culture, etc. Based on our survey results 2021, the paper explores and analyzes these factors in Lai Chau and Yen Bai provinces.

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Author Biographies

  • Thị Thủy Nghiêm

    TS., Viện Xã hội học, Viện Hàn lâm Khoa học xã hội Việt Nam.

  • Trọng Tài Nguyễn

    ThS., Trường Đại học Y Hà Nội.

Published

2023-09-13

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Section

SOCIOLOGY