Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 30.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
30.8%
World rank
55th
of 144 countries
All-time high
66.5%
in 1990
All-time low
30.8%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Viet Nam, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 31 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 38.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 42.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 43.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 43.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 51.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 66.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 64.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 56.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 45.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 30.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary

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 25+ with primary in Viet Nam stood at 30.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 45.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Viet Nam peaked at 66.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2010.

That places Viet Nam 55th 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 25+ with primary in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Viet Nam, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 31.0%
1965 38.5% +24.1%
1970 42.8% +11.1%
1975 43.4% +1.5%
1980 43.8% +0.9%
1985 51.7% +18.0%
1990 66.5% +28.7%
1995 64.2% -3.4%
2000 56.9% -11.5%
2005 45.3% -20.3%
2010 30.8% -32.2%

Viet Nam compared with similar countries

  • Viet Nam's 30.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.7%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Viet Nam's 30.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.6%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 34.8% 31.0% 38.5% 2
1970s 43.1% 42.8% 43.4% 2
1980s 47.7% 43.8% 51.7% 2
1990s 65.4% 64.2% 66.5% 2
2000s 51.1% 45.3% 56.9% 2
2010s 30.8% 30.8% 30.8% 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 52 Fiji 31.6% compare
  2. 53 China 31.6% compare
  3. 54 Eswatini 31.4% compare
  4. 56 Philippines 30.6% compare
  5. 57 Tunisia 30.3% compare
  6. 58 Gabon 30.2% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Viet Nam?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Viet Nam was 30.8% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 1990.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2010.
How does Viet Nam rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
Viet Nam ranks 55th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)