Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 24.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Viet Nam, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Viet Nam stood at 24.1%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Viet Nam peaked at 66.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2025.
That places Viet Nam 79th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.4% | — |
| 2001 | 63.9% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 60.1% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 39.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 24.1% | -8.0% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 24.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 24.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.0%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.6% | 38.7% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 28.1% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 24.1% | 28.8% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Viet Nam?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Viet Nam was 24.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2025.
- How does Viet Nam rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Viet Nam ranks 79th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release