School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in Vietnam
Vietnam: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) was 2.82 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.82 years
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
48th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.85 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.6455 years
in 1977
Years of data
35
1977–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Vietnam, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Vietnam is 2.82 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Vietnam peaked at 2.85 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6455 years, in 1977.
Vietnam ranks 48th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.6455 years | — |
| 1979 | 0.7549 years | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 0.9799 years | +29.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9834 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9661 years | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9507 years | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.04 years | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 1.14 years | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 1.18 years | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.34 years | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 1.36 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.41 years | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.51 years | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.63 years | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 1.65 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.8 years | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 2.02 years | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 2.07 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.93 years | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 2 years | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.07 years | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.18 years | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 2.28 years | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 2.45 years | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 2.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.54 years | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.66 years | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.73 years | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.69 years | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.58 years | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.63 years | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 2.74 years | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 2.61 years | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 2.85 years | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 2.82 years | -1.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 2.82 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 years, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 2.82 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.89 years, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7002 years | 0.6455 years | 0.7549 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.97 years | 0.9507 years | 0.9834 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.18 years | 1.04 years | 1.34 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.74 years | 1.36 years | 2.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 years | 2.07 years | 2.73 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.73 years | 2.61 years | 2.85 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0879 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Vietnam?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Vietnam was 2.82 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.85 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6455 years in 1977.
- How does Vietnam rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Vietnam ranks 48th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release