Duration of compulsory education in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Duration of compulsory education was 10 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 200 countries
All-time high
10 years
in 2015
All-time low
5 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Viet Nam, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Viet Nam stood at 10 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Viet Nam peaked at 10 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1998.
Viet Nam ranks 81st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 years | — |
| 1999 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 years | +80.0% |
| 2006 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 years | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 5 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5 years | 9 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 6 |
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More education data for Viet Nam
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 380,535 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.33 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 106.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Viet Nam?
- Duration of compulsory education in Viet Nam was 10 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 10 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- How does Viet Nam rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Viet Nam ranks 81st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release