Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female was 3.97 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Viet Nam, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Viet Nam is 3.97, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Viet Nam peaked at 3.97 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.66, in 1960.
That places Viet Nam 101st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.66 | — |
| 1965 | 1.99 | +19.9% |
| 1970 | 2.4 | +20.6% |
| 1975 | 2.77 | +15.4% |
| 1980 | 3.13 | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 3.22 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 3.29 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 3.56 | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 3.78 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 3.88 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.97 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.82 | 1.66 | 1.99 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.58 | 2.4 | 2.77 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.17 | 3.13 | 3.22 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.42 | 3.29 | 3.56 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.83 | 3.78 | 3.88 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.97 | 3.97 | 3.97 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 98 Tunisia 4.03 compare
- 99 Bahrain 4.01 compare
- 100 Tajikistan 3.98 compare
- 102 Kazakhstan 3.96 compare
- 103 Eswatini 3.94 compare
- 103 Kyrgyzstan 3.94 compare
More education data for Viet Nam
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 456,146 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,555 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Viet Nam?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Viet Nam was 3.97 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+, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 3.97 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 in 1960.
- How does Viet Nam rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Viet Nam ranks 101st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 15.