School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 686,121 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
686,121 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
16th
of 204 countries
All-time high
903,297 number
in 2003
All-time low
567,400 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Viet Nam, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Viet Nam stood at 686,121 number.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Viet Nam peaked at 903,297 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 567,400 number, in 1970.
That places Viet Nam 16th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 567,400 number | — |
| 1971 | 580,832 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 594,936 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 607,641 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 618,700 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 628,294 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 636,765 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 645,408 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 654,226 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 663,949 number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 675,986 number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 690,278 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 703,261 number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 716,118 number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 727,868 number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 736,011 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 740,179 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 745,297 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 750,979 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 757,835 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 767,990 number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 781,649 number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 795,056 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 807,744 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 820,344 number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 833,543 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 847,268 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 858,891 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 869,210 number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 878,656 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 888,196 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 896,878 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 902,464 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 903,297 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 893,826 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 862,447 number | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 808,871 number | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 759,574 number | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 711,196 number | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 668,018 number | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 642,998 number | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 638,864 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 633,925 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 629,950 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 629,945 number | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 634,381 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 642,795 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 653,438 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 665,305 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 677,033 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 686,121 number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 619,815 number | 567,400 number | 663,949 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 724,381 number | 675,986 number | 757,835 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 826,035 number | 767,990 number | 878,656 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 829,477 number | 668,018 number | 903,297 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 644,863 number | 629,945 number | 677,033 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 686,121 number | 686,121 number | 686,121 number | 1 |
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 school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Viet Nam?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Viet Nam was 686,121 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 903,297 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 567,400 number in 1970.
- How does Viet Nam rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Viet Nam ranks 16th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.