Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita was 21.1% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita in Viet Nam, 2008–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
In 2013, share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita in Viet Nam stood at 21.1%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
That places Viet Nam 25th out of 122 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 18.0% | — |
| 2009 | 19.2% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 18.0% | 19.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 17.6% | 21.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More education data for Viet Nam
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 300,791 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 79,744 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 16.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita in Viet Nam?
- Share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita in Viet Nam was 21.1% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2011.
- How does Viet Nam rank for share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita?
- Viet Nam ranks 25th out of 122 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per capita data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.