Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 100.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, total in Vietnam, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 100.6% for primary completion rate, total in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Vietnam peaked at 108.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 90.1%, in 1979.
That places Vietnam 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 90.1% | — |
| 1999 | 106.2% | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 103.6% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 108.2% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 104.8% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 105.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 100.4% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 103.4% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 101.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 100.8% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 100.6% | -0.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 100.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 100.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.1%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.1% | 90.1% | 90.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 106.2% | 106.2% | 106.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 104.3% | 100.4% | 108.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 96.5% | 101.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 100.7% | 100.6% | 100.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More aid effectiveness data for Vietnam
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 3.32 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 4.02 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 10.00 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 23.63 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 8.29 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 53.17 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 32.96 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 9.60 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 7.46 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 149.31 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Vietnam?
- Primary completion rate, total in Vietnam was 100.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 108.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.1% in 1979.
- How does Vietnam rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Vietnam ranks 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.