The literacy rate among persons 15 and older is 93.9 percent (male) and 86.9 percent (female).

Current enrollment in Vietnamese institutions of higher learning (200): 1.6 million.

Number of colleges (209) and universities (160) more than doubled between 2000 and 2008.

10 percent of college-age students enrolled in colleges and universities.

10,000 Vietnamese university and college students study abroad each year.

Over 6,000 students from Vietnam come to the U.S. every year, up from only 500 in 1993-94.

The Vietnamese government allocates 14 percent of the federal budget to education.