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Vietnam Pilots a Compulsory National AI-Literacy Curriculum Across Grades 1–12

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Vietnam's Ministry of Education piloted a four-strand AI curriculum (human-centred thinking, ethics, technique, system design) in selected schools, grades 1–12, from December 2025–May 2026, after baseline surveys of 11,000 students and 35,000 teachers.

11,000+
Students surveyed in early-2024 baseline (early 2024)
87 %
Students already aware of AI applications in education (early 2024)
~35,000
Teachers surveyed in early-2025 baseline (early 2025)
76 %
Teachers who had already used AI in classrooms (early 2025)
~70 %
Teachers holding positive views of AI in classrooms (early 2025)
Vietnam Pilots a Compulsory National AI-Literacy Curriculum Across Grades 1–12

Details

Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), Vietnam
Period
December 2025–May 2026 pilot; national rollout planned from 2026–2027
Keywords
K-12 education, public policy, AI curriculum design

Context

Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has drafted a national framework to bring artificial-intelligence education into every classroom from grade 1 to grade 12, following two MOET-run baseline surveys of students and teachers.

Objectives

The curriculum is built on four compulsory strands - human-centred thinking, AI ethics, AI techniques and applications, and AI system design - delivered at three competency levels: familiarisation for primary pupils, foundational skills at lower secondary, and creation-focused design work with critical analysis at upper secondary.

Activities

Following teacher training in December 2025, the pilot ran in selected schools from December 2025 to May 2026 under three delivery models (integration into existing subjects, standalone topics, and experiential clubs), with flexible implementation left to local capacity, and MOET reviewed pilot results in June 2026 to refine the framework ahead of a broader rollout.

Results

The pre-pilot baseline surveys found 87% of over 11,000 surveyed students already aware of AI applications in education (though citing limited skills, inadequate equipment and insufficient teacher guidance as barriers), and found that 76% of roughly 35,000 surveyed teachers had already used AI in classrooms with around 70% holding positive views, tempered by concerns over accuracy, data privacy and the erosion of human interaction.

Conclusions

As of publication, no independently verified learning-outcome data from the pilot itself has been published, only the pre-pilot baseline surveys and the ministry's own process review, ahead of a planned national rollout in subsequent school years.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k)
Time to results
Short (< 1 year)
Staffing & skills
The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) leads curriculum design and pilot delivery, following a dedicated teacher-training phase in December 2025.

Conditions for success

  • Baseline surveys of students and teachers conducted before curriculum design (early 2024 and early 2025).
  • Three flexible delivery models (subject integration, standalone topics, experiential clubs) allowing local capacity to shape implementation.
  • A defined pilot-review gate (June 2026) before wider rollout.

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