Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 1.29 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.29 modelled data
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
19th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.29 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.8571 modelled data
in 2015
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Viet Nam, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Viet Nam stood at 1.29 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Viet Nam peaked at 1.29 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8571 modelled data, in 2015.
Viet Nam ranks 19th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.09 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.03 modelled data | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9818 modelled data | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.96 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9333 modelled data | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9375 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9714 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.02 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.04 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.03 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9714 modelled data | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9118 modelled data | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8788 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.871 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8571 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.88 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9524 modelled data | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 1 modelled data | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.14 modelled data | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 1.17 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.27 modelled data | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 1.22 modelled data | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 1.25 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 1.29 modelled data | +2.9% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 1.29 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9199 modelled data, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 1.29 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8793 modelled data, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9972 modelled data | 0.9333 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9348 modelled data | 0.8571 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 1.29 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More education data for Viet Nam
- 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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Viet Nam?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Viet Nam was 1.29 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8571 modelled data in 2015.
- How does Viet Nam rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Viet Nam ranks 19th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release