Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Russian Federation or Viet Nam?

Russian Federation, at 10.80 million against 9.61 million in Viet Nam as of 2023.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Russian Federation and Viet Nam?

1.18 million, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Viet Nam?

11 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2022.

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.

Russian Federation vs Viet Nam: Secondary education, pupils

Russian Federation

10.80 million

in 2023

Viet Nam

9.61 million

in 2022

Russian Federation rank

13th

Viet Nam rank

14th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Russian Federation
Viet Nam

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 10.80 million against 9.61 million in Viet Nam, a difference of 1.18 million.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Russian Federation ranks 13th and Viet Nam ranks 14th of 206 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1970s	15.93 million	2.99 million	12.94 million	Russian Federation
1990s	14.94 million	5.24 million	9.71 million	Russian Federation
2010s	9.93 million	8.76 million	1.16 million	Russian Federation
2020s	10.22 million	9.44 million	777,157	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Russian Federation or Viet Nam?: Russian Federation, at 10.80 million against 9.61 million in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Russian Federation and Viet Nam?: 1.18 million, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Viet Nam?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2022.
How do Russian Federation and Viet Nam rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Russian Federation ranks 13th 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: 20 August 2026

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