Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary was 48.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
48.0%
World rank
27th
of 144 countries
All-time high
63.3%
in 2000
All-time low
21.0%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Viet Nam, 1960–2010

20304050601960198520101960: 21 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 33.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 33.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 33.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 33.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 37.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 41.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 43.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 63.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 56 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 60-64 with primary in 2010.

That represents a change of down 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Viet Nam peaked at 63.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1960.

Viet Nam ranks 27th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 60-64 with primary in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Viet Nam, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 21.0%
1965 33.8% +60.5%
1970 33.7% -0.2%
1975 33.6% -0.2%
1980 33.6% +0.0%
1985 37.2% +10.7%
1990 41.5% +11.7%
1995 43.3% +4.3%
2000 63.3% +46.1%
2005 56.0% -11.5%
2010 48.0% -14.3%

Viet Nam compared with similar countries

  • Viet Nam's 48.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.4%, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Viet Nam's 48.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.2%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27.4% 21.0% 33.8% 2
1970s 33.6% 33.6% 33.7% 2
1980s 35.4% 33.6% 37.2% 2
1990s 42.4% 41.5% 43.3% 2
2000s 59.7% 56.0% 63.3% 2
2010s 48.0% 48.0% 48.0% 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 24 Philippines 50.2% compare
  2. 25 Macau, China 50.0% compare
  3. 26 Colombia 48.9% compare
  4. 28 Spain 48.0% compare
  5. 29 Cambodia 47.8% compare
  6. 30 Jamaica 47.2% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Viet Nam?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 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 60-64 with primary recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1960.
How does Viet Nam rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary?
Viet Nam ranks 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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 60-64 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 60-64 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)