Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes was 2.7% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Viet Nam, 1978–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 2.7% for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Viet Nam peaked at 9.5% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2014.
Viet Nam ranks 86th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 9.5% | — |
| 1999 | 6.7% | -28.7% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -27.5% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -5.5% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 2.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 3.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 2.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 4.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 5 |
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 repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Viet Nam?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Viet Nam was 2.7% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 1978.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2014.
- How does Viet Nam rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Viet Nam ranks 86th out of 188 countries with data for 2014.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. 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, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.