Provinces and cities that excel in literature

The 2024 high school graduation exam had over 1 million candidates taking the Literature subject. According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the average score for Literature nationwide was 7.23, significantly higher than last year's average (6.86). After Civic Education , Literature was the subject with the second highest average score.

According to an analysis by Thanh Nien Newspaper, no province or city nationwide has an average score in Literature below average. The lowest is Cao Bang , at approximately 6 points. Nationwide, only 8 provinces have an average Literature score below 6.5. Thirty-eight provinces and cities achieved a score between 6.5 and 7.5.

Among the remaining 25 provinces and cities (with an average score of 7.5 or higher in Literature), 7 provinces and cities have an average score of 8 or higher in Literature, including: Ninh Binh 8.17; Tra Vinh 8.09; Nam Dinh 8.05; Ha Nam 8.05; Nghe An 8.04; Thanh Hoa 8; Hai Phong 8.

Nationwide, 92,054 candidates scored 9 or higher in Literature (accounting for 9% of the total number of candidates taking the Literature exam). Specifically, candidates from these 7 provinces and cities who scored 9 or higher in Literature accounted for 1/4 of the total number of 9-point scores nationwide.

Những tỉnh, thành 'siêu' giỏi môn văn- Ảnh 1. — The percentage of candidates who scored 9 or higher in Literature compared to the total number of candidates taking the Literature exam in each province.

If we consider the percentage of candidates scoring 9 or higher in Literature compared to the total number of candidates, Ninh Binh province tops the list. This province has 3,158 candidates scoring 9 or higher in Literature, accounting for 27% of the total number of candidates taking the Literature exam in the province. 71% of candidates scored 8 or higher (meaning that out of every 10 candidates, only 3 scored below 8).

Second place goes to Tra Vinh, with 26% (681 students, as the total number of candidates from this province is small). Following them are Ha Nam and Hai Phong, both with 23%.

Although only 19-20% of candidates in Thanh Hoa and Nghe An scored 9 points or higher in Literature, these two provinces, due to their large number of candidates, each accounted for 7.6 to 8% of the total number of candidates scoring 9 points or higher nationwide (in Literature).

Among the remaining provinces and cities, Hanoi ranks only 13th, with an average score of "only" 7.76 in Literature, but it has the highest number of high scores. Hanoi has 17,480 candidates scoring 9 or higher in Literature, accounting for 19% of the country's total. The reason for the high number of high scores but not a significantly higher average is the extremely large number of candidates taking the Literature exam in Hanoi, 106,636 students (accounting for 10% of the total number of candidates taking the exam).

Among centrally-governed cities, Ho Chi Minh City has the weakest average score in Literature, at 6.6. The entire city has only 463 candidates who scored 9 points or higher in Literature, while there were 85,679 candidates taking the exam.