School enrollment, preprimary in Vietnam
Vietnam: School enrollment, preprimary was 92.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Vietnam, 1977–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary in Vietnam is 92.4%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Vietnam peaked at 100.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1977.
That places Vietnam 51st out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.4% | 20.4% | 25.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 33.8% | 31.0% | 36.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 27.7% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 40.8% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 71.3% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 92.4% | 92.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 48 Solomon Islands 93.3% compare
- 49 China 93.1% compare
- 50 Italy 92.7% compare
- 52 Jamaica 92.4% compare
- 54 Netherlands 92.0% compare
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 school enrollment, preprimary in Vietnam?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Vietnam was 92.4% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 100.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1977.
- How does Vietnam rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Vietnam ranks 51st out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 (% 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.