School age population, early childhood educational development in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: School age population, early childhood educational development was 4.09 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Viet Nam, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Viet Nam stood at 4.09 million.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Viet Nam peaked at 5.01 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.00 million, in 2001.
That places Viet Nam 6th out of 104 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.50 million | — |
| 1999 | 4.25 million | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 4.07 million | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 4.00 million | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 4.04 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.12 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 4.18 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 4.21 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 4.20 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.23 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.33 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 4.50 million | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 4.53 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 4.52 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.51 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.60 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.69 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.85 million | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 4.96 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 5.01 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 4.90 million | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.62 million | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 4.51 million | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 4.40 million | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.39 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.30 million | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 4.20 million | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 4.09 million | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.37 million | 4.25 million | 4.50 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.19 million | 4.00 million | 4.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.72 million | 4.51 million | 5.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.31 million | 4.09 million | 4.51 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Viet Nam?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Viet Nam was 4.09 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.01 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.00 million in 2001.
- How does Viet Nam rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Viet Nam ranks 6th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release