Vietnam’s youth possess high human capital potential. The World Bank’s Human Capital Index (HCI) measures actual and potential productivity levels for the next generation of workers. Despite being a lower-middle-income country, Vietnam is among the top(quartile) performers worldwide in terms of the HCI, not only outperforming other countries in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region, but also significantly surpassing other lower middle-income countries (LMICs). According to t