Share of schools with access to electricity in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of schools with access to electricity was 96.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
96.6%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
95th
of 135 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 2019
All-time low
94.0%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of schools with access to electricity in Vietnam, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 96.6% for share of schools with access to electricity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Vietnam ranks 95th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 98.9% | — |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | +0.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 96.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.9%, 97% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 96.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 97% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 94.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More energy & mining data for Vietnam
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Vietnam?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Vietnam was 96.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Vietnam ranks 95th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).