Education · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Vietnam: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 92.4% (2021), 51st of 176 in the world and 7th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary enrolment is 106.3% (2024), 45th of 191 in the world and 8th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary completion is 100.6% (2024), 27th of 168 in the world and 6th of 26 in East Asia & Pacific.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Vietnam in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 92.4%2021 | 51/176 | 7/30 | 40.8% | 71.3% | 92.8% | +17.9 ppsince 2011 | 83.2% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 106.3%2024 | 45/191 | 8/30 | 113.5% | 100.9% | 102.8% | +3.2 ppsince 2014 | 100.0% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 100.6%2024 | 27/168 | 6/26 | 103.6% | 96.5%2011 | 100.8%2022 | +3.0 ppsince 2014 | 95.4% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 93.4%2022 | 86/176 | 14/26 | 56.9%1998 | · | 93.2% | +36.5 ppsince 1998 | 92.0% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 95.2%2024 | 59/168 | 14/26 | 67.6% | 79.7%2011 | 92.5%2022 | +1.9 ppsince 2014 | 97.3% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 37.6%2024 | 104/172 | 18/27 | 9.2% | 23.9% | 42.0%2021 | +6.3 ppsince 2014 | 63.3% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 1.7%2024 | 118/178 | 19/29 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.1% | +1.4 ppsince 2014 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 96.1%2022 | 55/141 | 12/23 | 90.2% | 93.5%2009 | 95.8%2019 | +2.6 ppsince 2009 | 96.6% | 96.2% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.1%2022 | 52/148 | 10/23 | 94.8% | 97.1%2009 | 98.2% | +2.0 ppsince 2009 | 99.1% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 20.32018 | 77/173 | 14/27 | 29.5 | 19.9 | 20.32018 | +1.8%since 2008 | 17.5 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 2.9%2022 | 146/184 | 23/29 | · | 4.0% | 3.2% | −1.5 ppsince 2012 | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 15.4%2022 | 55/179 | 7/28 | · | 17.1% | 14.5% | −3.3 ppsince 2012 | 13.0% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+17.9 pp92.4% in 2021
- Primary completion+3.0 pp100.6% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment+36.5 pp93.4% in 2022
- Lower secondary completion+1.9 pp95.2% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Out-of-school children+1.4 pp1.7% in 2024
- Pupils per teacher+1.8%20.3 in 2018
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Vietnam and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Vietnam. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Vietnam | China | Cambodia | Laos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 92.4%2021 | 93.1%2021 | 33.6%2021 | 49.3%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 106.3%2024 | 99.6%2024 | 109.0%2024 | 93.1%2025 |
| Primary completion | 100.6%2024 | 103.5%2010 | 91.0%2024 | 85.2%2025 |
| Secondary enrolment | 93.4%2022 | 92.3%2012 | 58.8%2024 | 50.5%2025 |
| Lower secondary completion | 95.2%2024 | 103.6%2012 | 61.6%2024 | 49.3%2025 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 37.6%2024 | 76.9%2024 | 21.4%2024 | 14.9%2023 |
| Out-of-school children | 1.7%2024 | — | 3.7%2024 | 10.4%2025 |
| Adult literacy | 96.1%2022 | 96.7%2020 | 71.9%2021 | 75.6%2023 |
| Youth literacy | 99.1%2022 | 99.8%2020 | 96.6%2023 | 90.4%2023 |