The Ministry of Education and Training, announcing the preliminary results on Saturday, said detailed results would come later this year.

Students of Dai Thinh A Primary School in Hanoi's Me Linh District on the opening day of the new school year in September 2024.

Vietnam participated in the assessment along with Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

The evaluation was conducted in 152 primary schools across 53 provinces and cities.

SEA-PLM is a learning assessment program conducted every five years, coordinated by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), UNICEF, and other international partners. Its goal is to help countries monitor student learning outcomes and strengthen education systems. Participation in the survey is voluntary.

Vietnam also topped all three subject areas in its first participation in the 2019 cycle, which included Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, and the Philippines.

Vietnam then scored 341.55 in math, 336.46 in reading comprehension, and 328.01 in writing—well above the regional average of 300–304 points per subject.

The ministry highlighted that SEA-PLM results in both 2019 and 2024 are consistent with Vietnam's strong performance in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) for 15-year-olds. In the latest 2022 PISA assessment, Vietnamese students ranked second in ASEAN in math, science, and reading, just behind Singapore.

According to the SEA-PLM website, the 2024 cycle plays a crucial role in the post-Covid-19 era by supporting learning recovery, measuring educational outcomes, and fostering regional exchange on education policy.

The ministry emphasized that Vietnam's participation in SEA-PLM helps provide an objective benchmark for assessing educational quality, guiding policy development, and improving learning outcomes across the country.

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