School age population, secondary education, female in Vietnam
Vietnam: School age population, secondary education, female was 4.51 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
4.51 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
16th
of 205 countries
All-time high
6.18 million number
in 2005
All-time low
2.92 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Vietnam, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 4.51 million number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Vietnam peaked at 6.18 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.92 million number, in 1970.
Vietnam ranks 16th of 205 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, secondary education, female in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.92 million number | — |
| 1971 | 3.06 million number | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 3.18 million number | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 3.30 million number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 3.40 million number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 3.48 million number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 4.09 million number | +17.6% |
| 1977 | 4.17 million number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 4.25 million number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 4.32 million number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 4.40 million number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 4.47 million number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 4.55 million number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 4.62 million number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 4.70 million number | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 4.79 million number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 4.87 million number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 4.95 million number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 5.02 million number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 5.08 million number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 5.14 million number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 5.19 million number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 5.24 million number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 5.30 million number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 5.37 million number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 5.45 million number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 5.54 million number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 5.62 million number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 5.72 million number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 5.81 million number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.90 million number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 5.97 million number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 6.06 million number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 6.12 million number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 6.16 million number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 6.18 million number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.18 million number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.09 million number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 5.96 million number | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 5.78 million number | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 5.54 million number | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 5.27 million number | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 5.02 million number | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 4.80 million number | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 4.63 million number | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 4.51 million number | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.44 million number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.43 million number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.44 million number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.46 million number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.51 million number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.62 million number | 2.92 million number | 4.32 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.75 million number | 4.40 million number | 5.08 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.44 million number | 5.14 million number | 5.81 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.04 million number | 5.78 million number | 6.18 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.75 million number | 4.43 million number | 5.54 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.51 million number | 4.51 million number | 4.51 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Vietnam?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Vietnam was 4.51 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 million number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.92 million number in 1970.
- How does Vietnam rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Vietnam ranks 16th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.