The explanatory power of mathematics and economic conditions: an empirical note from Vietnam

Abstract

This paper sheds a new light on the relationship between mathematics performance and other’s subjects’ scores in the national examination of 844,122 Vietnamese candidates. We find that mathematics is a better factor to explain the majority of subjects’ achievement with the stronger effect on STEM courses. Additionally, the 63\nprovincial Gross Regional Product (GRP) per capita data provide more insights about learning condition that the lower income region is a better explanatory to mathematical performance.