Of these, 6,391 teachers were from preschools (2,503 public school, 3,888 private schools), 4,493 teachers from primary schools (3,851 and 642), 3,425 from secondary schools (3,110 and 315), and 1,956 from high schools (943 and 1.013).

The teachers quitting jobs were mostly from developed provinces and cities such as Hanoi, HCM City, Da Nang, Dong Nai, Ba Ria - Vung Tau and Binh Duong, where they have abundant job opportunities for higher income.

The teachers were also seen in localities with difficult socio-economic conditions such as Gia Lai and Son La provinces.

According to the report, many non-public preschools were shut down during the two years of the pandemic so their teachers had to seek other jobs. 

These were two major reasons behind the resignation of non-public school teachers in the past two years.

Teachers of public schools resigned because of low wages, at around VND6 million (US$250), including salary and allowance in the first five months after graduation, which is not enough to cover basic needs. 

Meanwhile, many teachers felt pressure from the management of schools. The unreasonable assignment of tasks and lack of democracy affected their working spirit and creativity.

At many public schools, facilities are poor which could not satisfy teachers’ requirements on professional operations. Non-public schools are said to have better facilities.

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son asked the National Assembly to allow compilation of the Law on Teachers to perfect the legal system related to standards, recruitment, management, remuneration of teachers. This would help create a motivation for teachers to have higher enthusiasm for their profession.

He also asked the state to pay higher attention to the wage policy and other remuneration regimes to be sure that teachers’ incomes are high enough to satisfy their needs in life.

Thu Hang