Vietnam Education CPI Year-on-Year
Vietnam Education CPI Year-on-Year stood at 3.63 in Jul 2026, according to National Statistics Office (NSO). It is one of the indicators in the CPI table (Year on year (YoY) · Monthly), with a complete series running from Dec 2001 to Jul 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the CPI table
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | 4.45 | 4.69 | 5.6 | 5.46 | 4.65 | 3.35 | 2.53 | 3.48 | 3.58 | 3.25 | |
| Education1 | 3.63 | 3.39 | 3.39 | 3.37 | 3.3 | 3.21 | 3.14 | 3.05 | 3.2 | 3.27 | |
| Educational services | 3.93 | 3.63 | 3.57 | 3.56 | 3.51 | 3.42 | 3.33 | 3.23 | 3.39 | 3.45 |
Understanding vietnam Education CPI Year-on-Year
Tuition fees, learning services, and educational goods classified under household consumption collectively form the education CPI. This group is broader than the educational services CPI as it may include books, stationery, or study-support products according to the system of classification, whereas the service component focuses on payments for teaching and learning support activities. The indicator does not reflect training quality, student numbers, or budgets allocated to education.
Developments typically exhibit clear seasonality around the start of the school term, when tuition fees and demands for school supplies may change simultaneously. Comparing against the same month of the previous year helps partially limit this influence, but opening schedules, timing of tuition adjustments, or varying holiday calendars can still mean the two months are not entirely comparable. A step increase in services can keep year-on-year rates high until the comparison base incorporates that adjustment. Therefore, the educational services CPI should be consulted to isolate tuition and service fees, and month-on-month versions used if immediate fluctuations need to be identified.
Frequently asked questions
- Is education Consumer Price Index (CPI) synonymous with tuition fees?
- No. Tuition is the prominent part, but the education group may also contain other learning commodities and services.
- Why does the index typically fluctuate around the start of academic terms?
- That is when many fee schedules take effect and demand for books and learning supplies shifts in a concentrated manner.
- Does a rising index prove that education quality has improved?
- No. This metric speaks solely to prices, without evaluating learning outcomes or quality.