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 3.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Viet Nam, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 3.8% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Viet Nam peaked at 26.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2025.
Viet Nam ranks 120th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.9% | — |
| 2001 | 22.4% | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -12.5% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 13.2% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.1% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 3.8% | 7.2% | 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 3.8% 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 26.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2025.
- How does Viet Nam rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Viet Nam ranks 120th out of 206 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 down 47.9%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release