School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Vietnam
Vietnam: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) was 93.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Vietnam, 1977–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 93.9% for school enrollment, preprimary, female in 2021.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Vietnam peaked at 99.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 1977.
That places Vietnam 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 20.2% | — |
| 1979 | 26.8% | +32.8% |
| 1980 | 36.4% | +36.0% |
| 1981 | 36.0% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 34.7% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 37.0% | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 36.1% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 39.2% | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 41.9% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 39.3% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 42.7% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 48.6% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 54.2% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 77.2% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 79.6% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +36.0% | 26.8% | 36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.5% | 20.2% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 36.0% | 34.7% | 37.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 39.1% | 36.1% | 41.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 40.3% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 70.3% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 93.9% | 94.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.27 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Vietnam?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Vietnam was 93.9% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 1977.
- How does Vietnam rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Vietnam ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.