Education Level of Ethnic Minority Women in Vietnam: Case Studies in Lai Chau and Yen Bai Provinces

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.

(Received 12 July 2022; published 25 November 2022)