In Vietnam, a school year is divided into two semesters: the first begins in late August and ends in December, while the second begins right after the first and lasts until June.
| Preschool | |
| Pre-school playgroup | 3-4 |
| Kindergarten | 4-6 |
| Primary education | |
| First grade | 6-7 |
| Second grade | 7-8 |
| Third grade | 8-9 |
| Fourth grade | 9-10 |
| Fifth grade | 10-11 |
| Middle school | |
| Sixth grade | 11-12 |
| Seventh grade | 12-13 |
| Eighth grade | 13-14 |
| Ninth grade | 14-15 |
| Secondary school | |
| Tenth grade | 15-16 |
| Eleventh grade | 16-17 |
| Twelfth grade | 17-18 |
| Post-secondary education | |
| University | Ages vary (usually 4 years) |
| College | Ages vary (usually 2 years) |