Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary was 48.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
48.0%
World rank
18th
of 144 countries
All-time high
72.5%
in 1990
All-time low
33.6%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Viet Nam, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 33.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 33.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 33.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 33.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 33.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 37.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 72.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 68 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 63.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 56.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 48 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 48.0% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in 2010.

The figure is down 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Viet Nam peaked at 72.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 1965.

That places Viet Nam 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Viet Nam, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 33.7%
1965 33.6% -0.2%
1970 33.6% +0.0%
1975 33.6% +0.0%
1980 33.6% +0.0%
1985 37.2% +10.7%
1990 72.5% +94.9%
1995 68.0% -6.1%
2000 63.8% -6.2%
2005 56.7% -11.2%
2010 48.0% -15.3%

Viet Nam compared with similar countries

  • Viet Nam's 48.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.7%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Viet Nam's 48.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.5%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 33.6% 33.6% 33.7% 2
1970s 33.6% 33.6% 33.6% 2
1980s 35.4% 33.6% 37.2% 2
1990s 70.2% 68.0% 72.5% 2
2000s 60.3% 56.7% 63.8% 2
2010s 48.0% 48.0% 48.0% 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 15 Costa Rica 51.3% compare
  2. 16 Ecuador 50.9% compare
  3. 17 Mauritius 50.9% compare
  4. 19 Argentina 47.3% compare
  5. 20 Kenya 46.9% compare
  6. 21 Uganda 45.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Viet Nam?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Viet Nam was 48.0% 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 50-54 with primary recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 1990.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 1965.
How does Viet Nam rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary?
Viet Nam ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. 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 50-54 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 50-54 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)