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 25.5% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Viet Nam is 25.5%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Viet Nam peaked at 71.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2010.
That places Viet Nam 65th 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 | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.5% | — |
| 1965 | 42.7% | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 40.8% | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 41.2% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 40.1% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 56.5% | +41.0% |
| 1990 | 71.3% | +26.1% |
| 1995 | 63.5% | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 53.0% | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | -25.5% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | -35.4% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 25.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.5%, 100% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 25.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.6%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.1% | 39.5% | 42.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 41.0% | 40.8% | 41.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 48.3% | 40.1% | 56.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 67.4% | 63.5% | 71.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 39.4% | 53.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 62 Nepal 26.0% compare
- 63 Fiji 25.6% compare
- 64 Iraq 25.5% compare
- 66 Luxembourg 24.9% compare
- 67 Philippines 24.6% compare
- 68 Central African Republic 24.3% compare
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 25.5% 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 71.3% 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 25.5% in 2010.
- How does Viet Nam rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Viet Nam ranks 65th 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 51.9%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)