Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total was 2.21 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Viet Nam, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 2.21 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Viet Nam peaked at 4.43 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 2.21, in 2010.
Viet Nam ranks 144th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.32 | — |
| 1965 | 3.74 | +12.7% |
| 1970 | 4.05 | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 4.23 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 4.43 | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 4.22 | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 3.98 | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 3.82 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 3.52 | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 3 | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 2.21 | -26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.53 | 3.32 | 3.74 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.14 | 4.05 | 4.23 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.32 | 4.22 | 4.43 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.9 | 3.82 | 3.98 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.26 | 3 | 3.52 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.21 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More education data for Viet Nam
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 9.61 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0879 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Viet Nam?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Viet Nam was 2.21 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.43 in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 in 2010.
- How does Viet Nam rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Viet Nam ranks 144th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 15-19.