Education in Vietnam 806 indicators covering education for Vietnam. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Population ages 15-64 67.6% 2025 down 2.7% 53rd Population ages 0-14 22.9% 2025 down 4.7% 108th Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd School enrollment, primary 106.3% 2024 up 3.2% 52nd Primary education, teachers 380,535 2024 down 1.7% 14th Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.9 live births per woman 2024 down 9.3% 120th School enrollment, primary, female 104.1% 2024 up 2.2% 61st School enrollment, primary, male 108.4% 2024 up 4.0% 46th Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 1.91 live births per woman 2023 down 3.4% 121st Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 1.91 live births per woman 2023 down 3.4% 121st Labor force, total 57.04 million 2025 up 4.4% 12th Labor force, female 48.8% 2025 down 0.6% 23rd Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 106.3% 2024 up 3.2% 58th Share of children who have completed primary school 98.6% 2025 up 3.9% 68th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2021 up 6.2% 24th School enrollment, secondary 93.4% 2022 up 4.4% 89th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 3.2 per 1,000 2024 down 15.8% 128th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 2.6 per 1,000 2024 down 18.8% 123rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.6 per 1,000 2024 down 11.1% 92nd Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1 per 1,000 2024 down 37.5% 115th Secondary education, teachers 456,146 2022 — 18th School enrollment, secondary, female 90.5% 2022 up 8.0% 113th School enrollment, secondary, male 96.2% 2022 up 1.4% 75th School enrollment, tertiary 37.6% 2024 up 20.0% 106th School enrollment, primary, private 1.5% 2021 up 193.1% 183rd Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2020 unchanged 68th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 804,343 number 2020 up 18.8% 16th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 718,730 number 2020 up 13.6% 16th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sex 1.52 million number 2020 up 16.3% 16th School age population, tertiary education, male 3.53 million number 2019 down 21.4% 13th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 6.87 million number 2019 down 21.7% 14th School age population, tertiary education, female 3.34 million number 2019 down 22.1% 15th School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.01 million number 2020 down 27.3% 17th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 3.89 million number 2020 down 27.9% 17th School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.88 million number 2020 down 28.6% 17th School age population, secondary education, male 4.90 million number 2020 down 16.1% 16th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 9.41 million number 2020 down 17.4% 16th School age population, secondary education, female 4.51 million number 2020 down 18.7% 16th School age population, lower secondary education, male 2.89 million number 2020 down 6.1% 13th School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 5.52 million number 2020 down 7.9% 13th School age population, lower secondary education, female 2.63 million number 2020 down 9.8% 16th School age population, primary education, male 3.93 million number 2020 up 16.3% 19th School age population, primary education, both sexes 7.44 million number 2020 up 13.6% 19th School age population, primary education, female 3.51 million number 2020 up 10.8% 19th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 1.45 million number 2020 up 9.5% 16th School age population, last grade of primary education, female 686,121 number 2020 up 6.7% 16th School age population, pre-primary education, male 2.43 million number 2019 up 15.9% 14th School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 4.60 million number 2019 up 13.6% 15th School age population, pre-primary education, female 2.17 million number 2019 up 11.3% 16th Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 1.5% 2021 up 193.1% 191st Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 15.46 years 2023 up 15.2% 60th School enrollment, preprimary 92.4% 2021 up 24.0% 51st School enrollment, tertiary, male 34.3% 2024 up 11.1% 96th School enrollment, tertiary, female 40.9% 2024 up 28.7% 107th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.16 GPI 2024 up 12.9% 110th Average years of schooling among adults 8.98 years 2023 up 13.7% 112th Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 8.98 years 2023 up 13.7% 112th Page 1 of 14 Next →