Secondary education, pupils in Vietnam
Vietnam: Secondary education, pupils was 9.61 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Vietnam, 1976–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 9.61 million for secondary education, pupils in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Vietnam peaked at 9.61 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.99 million, in 1976.
Vietnam ranks 14th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.09 million | 2.99 million | 3.20 million | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.88 million | 3.88 million | 3.88 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.24 million | 3.65 million | 6.82 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.76 million | 8.55 million | 9.13 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.44 million | 9.23 million | 9.61 million | 3 |
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 secondary education, pupils in Vietnam?
- Secondary education, pupils in Vietnam was 9.61 million in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 9.61 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.99 million in 1976.
- How does Vietnam rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Vietnam ranks 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.