Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in Viet Nam, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in Viet Nam is 0.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in Viet Nam peaked at 1.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.
Viet Nam ranks 98th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.6% | — |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -49.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +34.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +129.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -72.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -37.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +534.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -18.1% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.0%, 28% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7%, 77% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in Viet Nam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +534.6% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 4 |
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 participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in Viet Nam?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in Viet Nam was 0.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does Viet Nam rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- Viet Nam ranks 98th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. 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 Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 25-54 years old, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release