Viet Nam
Background Information
Region
East Asia & Pacific
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
21% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
7,441,590 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
9,410,924 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
11%
Source: UNSDG, 2014
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
31
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
93%
Source: DHS, 2002
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
5
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS, 2018
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
Primary school age
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Female 97%
-
Male 96%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 86%
-
Male 81%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 60%
-
Male 50%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 2%
-
Male 1%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Lower secondary school
-
Female 7%
-
Male 7%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Upper secondary school
-
Female 24%
-
Male 30%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Adolescent Girls' Programming Community of Practice
Network/Convening/Conference
Asia Pacific Region National Education Coalitions COVID-19 Zoom Conference
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Australia Awards Scholarships
Network/Convening/Conference
Better Life, Better Future
Project/Program
Education Access and Equity
Project/Program
Education Endures: Room to Read’s Award-winning Literacy and Gender Equality Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education and Training
Project/Program
Fit for Future
Project/Program
Girls' Education Program (Room to Read)
Project/Program
Literacy Boost
Project/Program
Promoting Gender Equality and Girls’ Education in the Ethnic Minorities Areas of Viet Nam
Research Project/Report/Study
Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE)
Secondary School and University Scholarship Programs
Project/Program
Sunflower Mission - Vietnam
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
UNESCO Malala Fund for Girls’ Right to Education