On June 29, the Department of Education and Training of Ca Mau province said that the entire sector currently has 24,223 civil servants, including 1,637 management officials, 20,648 teachers and 1,938 employees.
According to the norms of the Ministry of Education and Training, in the 2026-2027 school year, the whole province is still short of teachers by about 1,309 people. In which, preschool level is short of 251 teachers, primary school is short of 392 teachers, secondary school is short of 227 teachers and high school is short of 439 teachers.
The main reason is that the scale of students continues to increase, generating demand for teachers; the implementation of the 2018 General Education Program increases the demand for teachers in some subjects. In addition, every year there are still teachers retiring, quitting, and transferring jobs, while the recruitment source at some levels and subjects is still limited, so it does not meet the actual needs.
Notably, according to the 2026 payroll plan of competent authorities, the payroll of educational career officials in the province continues to decrease by about 1,000 people, causing more difficulties in arranging and regulating teachers for the 2026-2027 school year and the following years.
To supplement the staff, in April 2026, the Education sector recruited 1,056 public employees, including 259 preschool teachers, 356 primary school teachers, 283 secondary school teachers and 158 public employees for schools directly under the Department.
According to the Department of Education and Training of Ca Mau province, although there is still a shortage of teachers at some levels and subjects, the sector has proactively reviewed and arranged the school network, recruited additional staff and prepared conditions to organize the new school year, basically ensuring enough teachers to teach, not allowing students to drop out of school due to teacher shortage.
