Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female was 4.21 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Viet Nam, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 4.21 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Viet Nam peaked at 4.21 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.13, in 1960.
That places Viet Nam 88th 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 25+, female in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.13 | — |
| 1965 | 1.51 | +33.6% |
| 1970 | 1.78 | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 2.12 | +19.1% |
| 1980 | 2.49 | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 2.81 | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 2.97 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 3.33 | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 3.68 | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 3.99 | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 4.21 | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.32 | 1.13 | 1.51 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.95 | 1.78 | 2.12 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.65 | 2.49 | 2.81 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.15 | 2.97 | 3.33 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.83 | 3.68 | 3.99 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.21 | 4.21 | 4.21 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 85 Portugal 4.5 compare
- 86 Mauritius 4.47 compare
- 87 Kenya 4.27 compare
- 89 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.18 compare
- 90 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.1 compare
- 91 Saudi Arabia 4.08 compare
More education data for Viet Nam
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Viet Nam?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Viet Nam was 4.21 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 25+, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.21 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 in 1960.
- How does Viet Nam rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female?
- Viet Nam ranks 88th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 25.