Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.19 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.19 modelled data
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
29th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.19 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.9079 modelled data
in 2019
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Viet Nam, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 1.19 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Viet Nam peaked at 1.19 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9079 modelled data, in 2019.
That places Viet Nam 29th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.19 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.16 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.16 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.14 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.14 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.11 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.06 modelled data | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.993 modelled data | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9568 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9318 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.96 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9825 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9709 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.01 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.973 modelled data | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9211 modelled data | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9079 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9306 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9846 modelled data | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 1.07 modelled data | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 1.11 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 1.14 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 1.19 modelled data | +4.3% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 1.19 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9258 modelled data, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 1.19 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7778 modelled data, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.08 modelled data | 0.9318 modelled data | 1.19 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9777 modelled data | 0.9079 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 modelled data | 0.9306 modelled data | 1.19 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More education data for Viet Nam
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 456,146 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,555 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 9.61 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0879 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Viet Nam?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Viet Nam was 1.19 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9079 modelled data in 2019.
- How does Viet Nam rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Viet Nam ranks 29th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release