Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 98.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Vietnam, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Vietnam stood at 98.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Vietnam peaked at 100.0% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 92.1%, in 1985.
Vietnam ranks 66th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 95.4% | 92.1% | 98.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 97.8% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 97.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.9% | 98.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 380,535 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.9 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Vietnam?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Vietnam was 98.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1977.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.1% in 1985.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Vietnam ranks 66th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.