School enrolment in Vietnam
Vietnam: School enrolment was 93.52 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
93.52
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
30th
of 178 countries
All-time high
93.92
in 2023
All-time low
42.37
in 1999
Years of data
18
1999–2024
School enrolment in Vietnam, 1999–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrolment in Vietnam is 93.52, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrolment in Vietnam peaked at 93.92 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.37, in 1999.
Vietnam ranks 30th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School enrolment in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 42.37 | — |
| 2000 | 44.03 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 46.33 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 49.42 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 56.53 | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 54.53 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 60.38 | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 61.21 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 63.22 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 62.7 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 68.53 | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 70.69 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 74.95 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 84.25 | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 87.59 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 83.38 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 93.92 | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 93.52 | -0.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 93.52 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.31, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 93.52 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68.08, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.37 | 42.37 | 42.37 | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.46 | 44.03 | 63.22 | 8 |
| 2010s | 69.22 | 62.7 | 74.95 | 4 |
| 2020s | 88.53 | 83.38 | 93.92 | 5 |
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 enrolment in Vietnam?
- School enrolment in Vietnam was 93.52 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school enrolment recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 93.92 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrolment recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.37 in 1999.
- How does Vietnam rank for school enrolment?
- Vietnam ranks 30th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrolment rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School enrolment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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