School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Vietnam
Vietnam: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 2.85 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Vietnam, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Vietnam is 2.85 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Vietnam peaked at 2.85 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6267 years, in 1977.
Vietnam ranks 45th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.6267 years | — |
| 1979 | 0.8235 years | +31.4% |
| 1980 | 1.12 years | +35.8% |
| 1981 | 1.09 years | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.02 years | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 1.08 years | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 1.11 years | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.21 years | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 1.33 years | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 1.28 years | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.33 years | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.43 years | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 1.51 years | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.57 years | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.64 years | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.69 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.66 years | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.71 years | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.92 years | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 1.92 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.98 years | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.03 years | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.17 years | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 2.26 years | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 2.36 years | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.47 years | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 2.55 years | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.6 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.53 years | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 2.48 years | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.56 years | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.67 years | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 2.4 years | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 2.82 years | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 2.85 years | +0.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 2.85 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.81 years, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 2.85 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.91 years, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) 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 | +35.8% | 0.8235 years | 1.12 years |
| 1979 | +31.4% | 0.6267 years | 0.8235 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7251 years | 0.6267 years | 0.8235 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.08 years | 1.02 years | 1.12 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.23 years | 1.11 years | 1.33 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.64 years | 1.33 years | 1.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 years | 1.98 years | 2.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.66 years | 2.4 years | 2.85 years | 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 school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Vietnam?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Vietnam was 2.85 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.85 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6267 years in 1977.
- How does Vietnam rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Vietnam ranks 45th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release