School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 3.89 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
3.89 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
17th
of 205 countries
All-time high
5.47 million number
in 2009
All-time low
2.76 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Viet Nam, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Viet Nam stood at 3.89 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Viet Nam peaked at 5.47 million number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.76 million number, in 1970.
That places Viet Nam 17th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.76 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.90 million number | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 3.05 million number | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 3.18 million number | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 3.30 million number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 3.40 million number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 3.39 million number | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 3.46 million number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 3.54 million number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 3.61 million number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 3.68 million number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 3.75 million number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 3.82 million number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 3.87 million number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 3.93 million number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 3.99 million number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 4.07 million number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 4.15 million number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 4.24 million number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 4.32 million number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 4.38 million number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 4.43 million number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 4.47 million number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 4.50 million number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 4.54 million number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 4.60 million number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.67 million number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 4.75 million number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 4.83 million number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 4.93 million number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 5.01 million number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.10 million number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 5.18 million number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 5.25 million number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 5.30 million number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.34 million number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.39 million number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 5.42 million number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 5.46 million number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 5.47 million number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.39 million number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 5.19 million number | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 4.91 million number | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 4.60 million number | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 4.31 million number | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 4.09 million number | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 3.97 million number | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 3.92 million number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.89 million number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.88 million number | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.89 million number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.26 million number | 2.76 million number | 3.61 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.98 million number | 3.68 million number | 4.32 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.61 million number | 4.38 million number | 4.93 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.29 million number | 5.01 million number | 5.47 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.42 million number | 3.88 million number | 5.39 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.89 million number | 3.89 million number | 3.89 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 14 Kenya 5.00 million number compare
- 15 Iran 4.46 million number compare
- 16 Philippines 4.17 million number compare
- 18 South Africa 2.93 million number compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.91 million number compare
- 20 Sudan 2.89 million number compare
More education data for Viet Nam
- 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Viet Nam?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Viet Nam was 3.89 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.47 million number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.76 million number in 1970.
- How does Viet Nam rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Viet Nam ranks 17th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.