Progression to secondary school in Vietnam
Vietnam: Progression to secondary school was 99.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Vietnam, 1978–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, progression to secondary school in Vietnam stood at 99.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Vietnam peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 2013.
Vietnam ranks 15th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.4% | 88.4% | 88.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 93.4% | 93.4% | 93.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 93.4% | 94.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 87.1% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 380,535 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 108.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 57.04 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Vietnam?
- Progression to secondary school in Vietnam was 99.8% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 2013.
- How does Vietnam rank for progression to secondary school?
- Vietnam ranks 15th out of 167 countries with data for 2015.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).