Over-age students, primary in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Over-age students, primary was 1.2% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Viet Nam, 1977–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 1.2% for over-age students, primary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Viet Nam peaked at 18.4% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2018.
Viet Nam ranks 162nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 13.9% | — |
| 1978 | 18.4% | +32.5% |
| 1981 | 12.1% | -34.5% |
| 1985 | 11.9% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -25.4% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -35.6% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +26.8% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -45.2% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.2% | 13.9% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 11.9% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 11.6% | 13.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 3.5% | 10.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 3.5% | 9 |
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 over-age students, primary in Viet Nam?
- Over-age students, primary in Viet Nam was 1.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 1978.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2018.
- How does Viet Nam rank for over-age students, primary?
- Viet Nam ranks 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.