Share of students from abroad in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of students from abroad was 0.2996 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of students from abroad in Vietnam, 1999–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of students from abroad in Vietnam stood at 0.2996.
The figure is up 279.9% on the previous year and up 217.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students from abroad in Vietnam peaked at 0.3687 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0628, in 1999.
That places Vietnam 124th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of students from abroad in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0628 | — |
| 2000 | 0.0849 | +35.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0882 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1193 | +35.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1263 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1516 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2034 | +34.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2032 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2371 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1614 | -31.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1667 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1767 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1604 | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0943 | -41.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1165 | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2437 | +109.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2205 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3687 | +67.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3153 | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2676 | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0789 | -70.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2996 | +279.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.2996 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.03, 10% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.2996 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.67, 6% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of students from abroad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +279.9% | 0.0789 | 0.2996 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0628 | 0.0628 | 0.0628 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1518 | 0.0849 | 0.2371 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1899 | 0.0943 | 0.3687 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2403 | 0.0789 | 0.3153 | 4 |
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 share of students from abroad in Vietnam?
- Share of students from abroad in Vietnam was 0.2996 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students from abroad recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3687 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of students from abroad recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0628 in 1999.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of students from abroad?
- Vietnam ranks 124th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of students from abroad rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 217.5%. 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 Share of students from abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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