School life expectancy, primary, female in Vietnam
Vietnam: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.21 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in Vietnam, 1976β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in Vietnam stood at 5.21 years.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Vietnam peaked at 6.35 years in 1977 and was at its lowest, 4.87 years, in 2010.
Vietnam ranks 148th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.95 years | 5.47 years | 6.35 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 5.32 years | 5.06 years | 5.67 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 5.58 years | 5.16 years | 5.82 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.2 years | 4.9 years | 5.53 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.06 years | 4.87 years | 5.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1 years | 5.01 years | 5.21 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 145 French Polynesia 5.32 years compare
- 146 Algeria 5.3 years compare
- 147 Congo 5.24 years compare
- 149 Guadeloupe 5.21 years compare
- 150 British Virgin Islands 5.21 years compare
- 151 Brazil 5.19 years compare
More education data for Vietnam
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 106.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 380,535 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.9 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Vietnam?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Vietnam was 5.21 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 6.35 years in 1977.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.87 years in 2010.
- How does Vietnam rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Vietnam ranks 148th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release