What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Viet Nam?

1.69 million, with Viet Nam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Viet Nam?

5 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Viet Nam: Secondary education, pupils

Democratic Republic of the Congo

7.93 million

in 2023

Viet Nam

9.61 million

in 2022

Democratic Republic of the Congo rank

15th

Viet Nam rank

14th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 9.61 million against 7.93 million in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 1.69 million.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 14th of 206 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1970s	555,446	3.09 million	2.54 million	Viet Nam
1980s	845,577	3.88 million	3.04 million	Viet Nam
2010s	4.62 million	8.55 million	3.93 million	Viet Nam
2020s	7.35 million	9.47 million	2.12 million	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 9.61 million against 7.93 million in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2022.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Viet Nam?: 1.69 million, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Viet Nam?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Viet Nam rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 14th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.