Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total was 4.03 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total 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+, total in Viet Nam is 4.03, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Viet Nam peaked at 4.03 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.11, in 1960.
Viet Nam ranks 104th of 144 countries on this measure, 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+, total in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.11 | — |
| 1965 | 2.47 | +17.1% |
| 1970 | 2.84 | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 3.16 | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 3.48 | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 3.5 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.73 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 3.92 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 4 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.03 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.29 | 2.11 | 2.47 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3 | 2.84 | 3.16 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.49 | 3.48 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.62 | 3.5 | 3.73 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.96 | 3.92 | 4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.03 | 4.03 | 4.03 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 101 Malawi 4.15 compare
- 102 Bahrain 4.05 compare
- 102 Ghana 4.05 compare
- 105 Kazakhstan 3.97 compare
- 105 Tajikistan 3.97 compare
- 107 Kyrgyzstan 3.95 compare
More education data for Viet Nam
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 300,791 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 79,744 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Viet Nam?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Viet Nam was 4.03 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+, total recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 in 1960.
- How does Viet Nam rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Viet Nam ranks 104th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.