Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary was 12.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 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 20-24 with primary in Viet Nam is 12.8%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Viet Nam peaked at 77.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2010.
Viet Nam ranks 60th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.8% | — |
| 1965 | 67.8% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 43.6% | -35.6% |
| 1975 | 43.6% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 35.7% | -18.2% |
| 1985 | 76.7% | +114.7% |
| 1990 | 77.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | -33.8% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | -31.3% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | -50.4% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -26.1% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 12.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.3%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 12.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.8% | 67.8% | 67.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 43.6% | 43.6% | 43.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 56.2% | 35.7% | 76.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.0% | 51.0% | 77.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 17.4% | 35.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 57 Mexico 14.7% compare
- 58 Bangladesh 14.1% compare
- 59 Luxembourg 13.3% compare
- 61 Niger 12.3% compare
- 62 Ghana 11.6% compare
- 63 Dominican Republic 11.5% 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 20-24 with primary in Viet Nam?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Viet Nam was 12.8% 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 20-24 with primary recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2010.
- How does Viet Nam rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
- Viet Nam ranks 60th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. 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 20-24 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 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)