Vietnam's adult literacy rose from 83.8 % in 1979 to 96.1 % in 2022.
Vietnam's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 115.8 % in 1995 to 106.3 % in 2024.
Vietnam · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
21st of 58 · 4th in East Asia & Pacific
Vietnam's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 95.0 % in 1979 to 99.1 % in 2022.
Vietnam's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 36.9 % in 1976 to 93.4 % in 2022.
Vietnam's tertiary enrolment rose from 1.6 % in 1992 to 37.6 % in 2024.
Vietnam's children out of school, primary rose from 18,111 in 1978 to 144,562 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −0.2 pts22nd of 111
- Tertiary attainmentdown −0.2 pts72nd of 96
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −2.4 pts75th of 95
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs60th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.4 yrs95th of 145
- Learning poverty3rd of 41*
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- Education spendingdown −0.1 pts125th of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +0.6 pts50th of 156*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +3.2 %46th of 90
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