Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 6.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Viet Nam, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Viet Nam stood at 6.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 86.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Viet Nam peaked at 84.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2010.
That places Viet Nam 111th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65.0% | — |
| 1965 | 46.0% | -29.2% |
| 1970 | 30.8% | -33.0% |
| 1975 | 31.4% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 31.1% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 55.8% | +79.4% |
| 1990 | 84.5% | +51.4% |
| 1995 | 71.5% | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 51.6% | -27.8% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | -39.0% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -78.4% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 6.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.4%, 60% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 6.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.4%, 60% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.5% | 46.0% | 65.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 31.1% | 30.8% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 43.4% | 31.1% | 55.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 78.0% | 71.5% | 84.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 31.5% | 51.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
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: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Viet Nam?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Viet Nam was 6.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2010.
- How does Viet Nam rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Viet Nam ranks 111th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.8%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)