Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training was 11.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Viet Nam, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Viet Nam stood at 11.2%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Viet Nam peaked at 11.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2019.
That places Viet Nam 93rd out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11.1% | — |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.8% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.4% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 7.5% | 11.2% | 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 participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Viet Nam?
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Viet Nam was 11.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2019.
- How does Viet Nam rank for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training?
- Viet Nam ranks 93rd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training, by sex (%).