School age population, secondary education, male in Vietnam
Vietnam: School age population, secondary education, male was 5.84 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.84 million
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
15th
of 220 countries
All-time high
6.19 million
in 2003
All-time low
3.05 million
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, male in Vietnam, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, secondary education, male in Vietnam stood at 5.84 million.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Vietnam peaked at 6.19 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.05 million, in 1970.
Vietnam ranks 15th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.05 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.19 million | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 3.29 million | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 3.33 million | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 3.42 million | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 3.48 million | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 4.09 million | +17.4% |
| 1977 | 4.13 million | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 4.14 million | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 4.14 million | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 4.22 million | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 4.25 million | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 4.27 million | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 4.33 million | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 4.44 million | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 4.58 million | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 4.73 million | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 4.86 million | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 5.00 million | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 5.13 million | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 5.26 million | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 5.37 million | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 5.45 million | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 5.55 million | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 5.67 million | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 5.80 million | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 5.92 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 6.02 million | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 6.09 million | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 6.13 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 6.15 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 6.17 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.18 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.19 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.19 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.18 million | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.17 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.11 million | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 6.03 million | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 5.90 million | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 5.65 million | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 5.42 million | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 5.22 million | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 5.06 million | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 4.91 million | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 4.87 million | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.86 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.83 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.83 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.86 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.00 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 5.16 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 5.21 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.37 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 5.66 million | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 5.84 million | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.63 million | 3.05 million | 4.14 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.58 million | 4.22 million | 5.13 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.73 million | 5.26 million | 6.13 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.13 million | 5.90 million | 6.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.05 million | 4.83 million | 5.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.37 million | 5.00 million | 5.84 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 300,791 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 79,744 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 16.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Vietnam?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Vietnam was 5.84 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 6.19 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.05 million in 1970.
- How does Vietnam rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Vietnam ranks 15th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 56 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release