Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Vietnam
Vietnam: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education was 2.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Vietnam, 2008–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Vietnam is 2.9%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Vietnam peaked at 4.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2022.
Vietnam ranks 154th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More reference data data for Vietnam
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0333 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.766 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.3139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 51.56 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 37.63 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 65.99 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Vietnam?
- Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Vietnam was 2.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2022.
- How does Vietnam rank for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Vietnam ranks 154th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government spending on education overall vs. primary education rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.