Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Vietnam

Vietnam: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 2.11 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.11 million number
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
9th
of 196 countries
All-time high
2.16 million number
in 2018
All-time low
438,338 number
in 1977
Years of data
30
1977–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Vietnam, 1977–2019

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1977199820191977: 438.3k number1979: 603.3k number1980: 827.0k number1981: 823.8k number1985: 817.9k number1986: 885.6k number1996: 972.5k number1997: 1.1M number1998: 1.1M number1999: 1.0M number2000: 1.0M number2001: 1.0M number2002: 1.0M number2003: 1.0M number2004: 1.1M number2005: 1.1M number2006: 1.1M number2007: 1.1M number2008: 1.3M number2009: 1.3M number2010: 1.4M number2011: 1.4M number2012: 1.5M number2013: 1.6M number2014: 1.7M number2015: 1.8M number2016: 1.8M number2017: 2.1M number2018: 2.2M number2019: 2.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Vietnam is 2.11 million number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Vietnam peaked at 2.16 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 438,338 number, in 1977.

That places Vietnam 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) in Vietnam, 1977 to 2019.
Year number Change
1977 438,338 number
1979 603,251 number +37.6%
1980 826,969 number +37.1%
1981 823,806 number -0.4%
1985 817,897 number -0.7%
1986 885,567 number +8.3%
1996 972,505 number +9.8%
1997 1.05 million number +8.3%
1998 1.12 million number +6.4%
1999 1.04 million number -7.5%
2000 1.02 million number -1.2%
2001 1.04 million number +1.6%
2002 1.03 million number -0.6%
2003 1.02 million number -1.0%
2004 1.05 million number +3.0%
2005 1.09 million number +3.6%
2006 1.09 million number +0.0%
2007 1.15 million number +5.2%
2008 1.31 million number +13.8%
2009 1.34 million number +2.5%
2010 1.37 million number +2.5%
2011 1.42 million number +3.3%
2012 1.55 million number +9.1%
2013 1.63 million number +5.0%
2014 1.69 million number +3.6%
2015 1.76 million number +4.3%
2016 1.85 million number +5.0%
2017 2.06 million number +11.6%
2018 2.16 million number +4.8%
2019 2.11 million number -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 520,794 number 438,338 number 603,251 number 2
1980s 838,560 number 817,897 number 885,567 number 4
1990s 1.05 million number 972,505 number 1.12 million number 4
2000s 1.12 million number 1.02 million number 1.34 million number 10
2010s 1.76 million number 1.37 million number 2.16 million number 10

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 6 Indonesia 2.74 million number compare
  2. 7 Brazil 2.52 million number compare
  3. 8 Mexico 2.43 million number compare
  4. 10 Bangladesh 1.79 million number compare
  5. 11 Kenya 1.57 million number compare
  6. 12 Japan 1.46 million number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Vietnam?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Vietnam was 2.11 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 2.16 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 438,338 number in 1977.
How does Vietnam rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
Vietnam ranks 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,204 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.