Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 93.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Vietnam, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Vietnam is 93.5%, 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, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Vietnam peaked at 93.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, 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.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 42.4% | — |
| 2000 | 44.0% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 46.3% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 49.4% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 56.5% | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 68.5% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 70.7% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 84.2% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 87.6% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 93.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.3%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 93.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68.1%, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.4% | 42.4% | 42.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 44.0% | 63.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 62.7% | 74.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 83.4% | 93.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- 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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Vietnam?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Vietnam was 93.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 1999.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Vietnam ranks 30th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.