School age population, primary education, male in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: School age population, primary education, 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 Viet Nam, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 4.71 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.14 million number, in 1970.
Viet Nam 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 in Viet Nam, 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% |
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 Viet Nam
- 16 Kenya 4.19 million number compare
- 17 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.06 million number compare
- 18 South Africa 4.00 million number compare
- 20 Russian Federation 3.62 million number compare
- 21 Sudan 3.39 million number compare
- 22 Afghanistan 3.27 million number compare
More education data for Viet Nam
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Viet Nam?
- School age population, primary education, male in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 million number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 million number in 1970.
- How does Viet Nam rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Viet Nam ranks 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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, 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.