Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 18.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary 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: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Viet Nam is 18.1%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Viet Nam peaked at 38.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1960.
That places Viet Nam 49th 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.0% | — |
| 1965 | 15.1% | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 16.0% | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 17.6% | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 18.7% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 28.5% | +52.8% |
| 1990 | 38.4% | +34.4% |
| 1995 | 35.8% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | -25.1% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 18.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 18.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.4%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.6% | 14.0% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 16.8% | 16.0% | 17.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.6% | 18.7% | 28.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.1% | 35.8% | 38.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 24.2% | 31.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 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+ with primary in Viet Nam?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Viet Nam was 18.1% 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+ with primary recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1960.
- How does Viet Nam rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Viet Nam ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary