Summary Education Profile: Vietnam Group Average, 2004
1985
1990
1995
2000
2004
EAP
Low income
Socio-economic context Per capita GNI (US$)
..
130
250
380
540
1,417
507
Adult literacy rate (%), (age 15 +)
..
..
..
..
90.3
90.7
61.7
Primary level
5
5
5
5
5
5.5
6.0
Secondary level
7
7
7
7
7
..
..
Compulsory schooling
..
..
5
9
9
..
..
103.0
106.9
114.1
106.6
98.0
114.9
104.4
42.7
32.2
47.0
64.6
73.5
70.9
45.2
1.9
2.0
4.1
9.5
10.2
19.4
9.1
..
90.5
87.8
95.3
92.9
..
78.3 ..
Structure and coverage of the system Duration of education (years)
Gross enrollment ratio (%) Primary level Secondary level Tertiary level
Net enrollment ratio (%) Primary level Secondary level
..
..
54.2
61.0
64.8
..
Gross intake rate
..
..
..
106.5
98.1
102.4
122.3
Net intake rate
..
..
..
79.4
81.9
..
..
Primary completion rate (%)
..
..
..
96.4
100.8
97.9
77.8
Pupils reaching grade 5 (% of cohort)
..
..
..
85.7
86.8
..
..
Repetition rate (%)
..
..
4.3
3.3
2.4
1.2
6.4
School life expectancy (years)
..
..
..
10.3
10.5
11.3
9.7
Grade 1 intake rate (%)
Student flow--primary level
Student flow--secondary level Progresion to secondary level (%)
..
..
..
93.0
99.7
..
..
Repetition rate (%)
..
..
..
1.7
1.3
0.5
5.1
..
2.0
2.9
..
..
3.0
..
..
..
7.5
..
..
..
.. ..
Public expenditure on education Total spending as a % of GDP
Current spending per student (% of p.c.GDP) Primary level Secondary level
..
..
..
..
..
..
Tertiary level
..
..
149.5
..
..
..
..
34.5
35.1
34.2
29.5
23.0
22.3
42.0
..
..
..
28.0
24.5
19.7
32.4
0.9
..
..
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.9
..
..
..
0.3
0.3
..
17.2
Ratio of pupils to teachers Primary level Secondary level
Gender parity index (GPI) Gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary
Private sector enrollment share Primary level (%)
Secondary level (%) .. .. .. .. 11.1 11.5 41.0 Note: (1) Numbers in red italics refer to the most recent data available within two years of the year indicated. (2) Break in series between 1997 and 1998 due to change from International Standard Classification of Education 1976 (ISCED76) to ISCED97. For information on ISCED, see “What is this module”.