Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Vietnam
Vietnam: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 2.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Vietnam, 2008–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Vietnam stood at 2.9%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Vietnam peaked at 4.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2022.
That places Vietnam 154th out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.9% | — |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -21.8% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -2.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 2.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 68% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 2.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.2%, 68% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- 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 government spending on education as a share of gdp in Vietnam?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Vietnam was 2.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2022.
- How does Vietnam rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Vietnam ranks 154th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.