Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total in Vietnam
Vietnam: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total was 2.95 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total in Vietnam, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 2.95 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 130.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total in Vietnam peaked at 2.95 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.38, in 1970.
That places Vietnam 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4 | — |
| 1965 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.38 | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.98 | +157.9% |
| 1990 | 0.49 | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 1.02 | +108.2% |
| 2000 | 1.28 | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 1.6 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 2.95 | +84.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 2.95 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.8, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 2.95 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.95, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.68 | 0.38 | 0.98 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.755 | 0.49 | 1.02 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.44 | 1.28 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.95 | 2.95 | 2.95 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.27 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total in Vietnam?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total in Vietnam was 2.95 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 in 1970.
- How does Vietnam rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total?
- Vietnam ranks 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam 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 secondary schooling, age 45-49, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 45-49.