School age population, early … age female educational development in Vietnam
Vietnam: School age population, early … age female educational development was 1.95 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.95 million
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
7th
of 104 countries
All-time high
2.39 million
in 2017
All-time low
1.94 million
in 2001
Years of data
28
1998–2025
School age population, early childhood educational development in Vietnam, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 1.95 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Vietnam peaked at 2.39 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.94 million, in 2001.
That places Vietnam 7th 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 … age female educational development in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.19 million | — |
| 1999 | 2.07 million | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 1.98 million | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.94 million | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.95 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.99 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.03 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.05 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.05 million | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.04 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.08 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.15 million | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.17 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.16 million | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.14 million | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.18 million | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.21 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.29 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.34 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.39 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.36 million | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.24 million | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 2.17 million | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.10 million | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 2.08 million | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.04 million | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.99 million | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 1.95 million | -2.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.95 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 133,944, 14.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.95 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 356,971, 5.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.13 million | 2.07 million | 2.19 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.03 million | 1.94 million | 2.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 million | 2.14 million | 2.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 million | 1.95 million | 2.17 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- 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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Vietnam?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Vietnam was 1.95 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 million in 2001.
- How does Vietnam rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Vietnam ranks 7th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release