Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 1.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Viet Nam, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 1.2% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 79.0% on the previous year and down 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Viet Nam peaked at 30.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2023.
Viet Nam ranks 160th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30.8% | — |
| 2000 | 24.5% | -20.5% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -26.2% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -30.7% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -25.6% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -69.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -52.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +41.4% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +223.4% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -77.3% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +184.6% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -79.0% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.6%, 8% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 1.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.0%, 9% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Viet Nam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +223.4% | 2.7% | 8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 16.3% | 28.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 1.6% | 15.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 1.2% | 8.6% | 4 |
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 one year before the official primary in Viet Nam?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Viet Nam was 1.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2023.
- How does Viet Nam rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Viet Nam ranks 160th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release