School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Vietnam
Vietnam: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 3.93 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
3.93 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
19th
of 206 countries
All-time high
4.71 million number
in 2000
All-time low
3.14 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Vietnam, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Vietnam stood at 3.93 million number.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Vietnam peaked at 4.71 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.14 million number, in 1970.
Vietnam ranks 19th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.14 million number | — |
| 1971 | 3.19 million number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 3.25 million number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 3.31 million number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 3.35 million number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 3.39 million number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 3.44 million number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 3.48 million number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 3.54 million number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 3.60 million number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 3.67 million number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 3.74 million number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 3.80 million number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 3.85 million number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 3.89 million number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 3.92 million number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 3.95 million number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 3.99 million number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 4.04 million number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 4.10 million number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 4.18 million number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 4.25 million number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 4.33 million number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 4.40 million number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 4.46 million number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 4.52 million number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 4.58 million number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 4.62 million number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 4.66 million number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 4.69 million number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.71 million number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.69 million number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 4.64 million number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 4.52 million number | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.32 million number | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 4.08 million number | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 3.83 million number | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 3.62 million number | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 3.48 million number | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 3.40 million number | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 3.38 million number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.40 million number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.41 million number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.45 million number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 3.51 million number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.59 million number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.67 million number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.76 million number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 3.83 million number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 3.89 million number | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 3.93 million number | +1.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 3.93 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,978 number, 16.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 3.93 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93,399 number, 42.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.37 million number | 3.14 million number | 3.60 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.89 million number | 3.67 million number | 4.10 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.47 million number | 4.18 million number | 4.69 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.13 million number | 3.40 million number | 4.71 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 million number | 3.38 million number | 3.89 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.93 million number | 3.93 million number | 3.93 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.27 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Vietnam?
- School age population, primary education, male in Vietnam was 3.93 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 million number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 million number in 1970.
- How does Vietnam rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Vietnam ranks 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.