Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 56.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
56.4%
World rank
51st
of 144 countries
All-time high
56.4%
in 2010
All-time low
11.2%
in 1990
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Viet Nam, 1960–2010

1020304050601960198520101960: 12.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 18.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 27.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 33.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 40.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 25.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 11.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 21.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 32.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 43.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 56.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Viet Nam stood at 56.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 73.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Viet Nam peaked at 56.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1990.

Viet Nam ranks 51st of 144 countries on this measure, 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 population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Viet Nam, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 12.8%
1965 18.5% +45.2%
1970 27.2% +46.7%
1975 33.6% +23.4%
1980 40.9% +21.9%
1985 25.5% -37.8%
1990 11.2% -55.9%
1995 21.2% +88.7%
2000 32.5% +53.4%
2005 43.9% +35.0%
2010 56.4% +28.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.7% 12.8% 18.5% 2
1970s 30.4% 27.2% 33.6% 2
1980s 33.2% 25.5% 40.9% 2
1990s 16.2% 11.2% 21.2% 2
2000s 38.2% 32.5% 43.9% 2
2010s 56.4% 56.4% 56.4% 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 48 Japan 57.6% compare
  2. 49 Trinidad and Tobago 57.5% compare
  3. 50 Mauritius 56.7% compare
  4. 52 Malaysia 56.2% compare
  5. 53 Brunei Darussalam 55.3% compare
  6. 54 Ghana 55.2% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Viet Nam?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Viet Nam was 56.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1990.
How does Viet Nam rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
Viet Nam ranks 51st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. 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 population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)