Secondary education, duration in Vietnam
Vietnam: Secondary education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 209 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 1976
All-time low
6 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Secondary education, duration in Vietnam, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, duration in Vietnam is 7 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Vietnam peaked at 7 years in 1976 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1970.
Vietnam ranks 26th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.4 years | 6 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
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More education data for Vietnam
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.6% (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, female 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 57.04 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in Vietnam?
- Secondary education, duration in Vietnam was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1976.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- How does Vietnam rank for secondary education, duration?
- Vietnam ranks 26th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.