School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.43 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Viet Nam, 1976–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 11.43 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Viet Nam peaked at 11.43 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.74 years, in 1976.
Viet Nam ranks 115th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8.74 years | — |
| 1977 | 9.05 years | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 9.59 years | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 11.03 years | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 11.33 years | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 11.3 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.34 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 11.33 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.28 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 11.43 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 11.43 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.9 years | 8.74 years | 9.05 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.59 years | 9.59 years | 9.59 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.27 years | 11.03 years | 11.34 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.38 years | 11.28 years | 11.43 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 112 Jordan 11.49 years compare
- 113 French Polynesia 11.49 years compare
- 114 Maldives 11.46 years compare
- 116 Côte d'Ivoire 11.41 years compare
- 117 Saint Lucia 11.39 years compare
- 118 Cuba 11.37 years compare
More education data for Viet Nam
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 380,535 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Viet Nam?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Viet Nam was 11.43 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 11.43 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.74 years in 1976.
- How does Viet Nam rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Viet Nam ranks 115th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release