Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Vietnam

Vietnam: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 109.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
109.2%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
28th
of 188 countries
All-time high
109.2%
in 2019
All-time low
93.4%
in 2006
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Vietnam, 1998–2019

02550751001998200820191998: 98.3 %1999: 98 %2000: 97.4 %2001: 96.2 %2002: 95.7 %2003: 95.2 %2004: 94.9 %2005: 94.5 %2006: 93.4 %2007: 93.8 %2008: 94.1 %2009: 94.4 %2010: 96.7 %2011: 98.3 %2012: 100.1 %2013: 101.1 %2014: 103.3 %2015: 104.7 %2016: 105.9 %2017: 105.2 %2018: 106.6 %2019: 109.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 109.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Vietnam peaked at 109.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 93.4%, in 2006.

Vietnam ranks 28th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Vietnam, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 98.3%
1999 98.0% -0.3%
2000 97.4% -0.7%
2001 96.2% -1.2%
2002 95.7% -0.5%
2003 95.2% -0.5%
2004 94.9% -0.3%
2005 94.5% -0.5%
2006 93.4% -1.1%
2007 93.8% +0.4%
2008 94.1% +0.3%
2009 94.4% +0.4%
2010 96.7% +2.5%
2011 98.3% +1.6%
2012 100.1% +1.9%
2013 101.1% +1.0%
2014 103.3% +2.1%
2015 104.7% +1.4%
2016 105.9% +1.1%
2017 105.2% -0.6%
2018 106.6% +1.3%
2019 109.2% +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98.1% 98.0% 98.3% 2
2000s 95.0% 93.4% 97.4% 10
2010s 103.1% 96.7% 109.2% 10

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 25 Morocco 109.9% compare
  2. 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 109.5% compare
  3. 27 Hong Kong 109.4% compare
  4. 29 Eswatini 109.0% compare
  5. 30 Nicaragua 108.6% compare
  6. 31 Antigua and Barbuda 108.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Vietnam?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Vietnam was 109.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 109.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 2006.
How does Vietnam rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Vietnam ranks 28th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.