School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 6.54 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Viet Nam, 1976–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 6.54 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Viet Nam peaked at 6.71 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.46 years, in 1990.
That places Viet Nam 65th out of 214 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2.58 years | — |
| 1977 | 2.74 years | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 3.26 years | +19.0% |
| 1990 | 2.46 years | -24.5% |
| 1998 | 3.98 years | +62.0% |
| 2000 | 4.6 years | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 4.83 years | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 6.33 years | +31.1% |
| 2016 | 6.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.41 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.56 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 6.71 years | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 6.57 years | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 6.54 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 6.54 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.66 years | 2.58 years | 2.74 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.26 years | 3.26 years | 3.26 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.22 years | 2.46 years | 3.98 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.71 years | 4.6 years | 4.83 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.47 years | 6.33 years | 6.71 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.55 years | 6.54 years | 6.57 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 62 Saudi Arabia 6.58 years compare
- 63 New Caledonia 6.58 years compare
- 64 Hong Kong, China 6.55 years compare
- 66 Estonia 6.53 years compare
- 67 Romania 6.52 years compare
- 68 Niue 6.48 years 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 life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Viet Nam?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Viet Nam was 6.54 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 6.71 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 years in 1990.
- How does Viet Nam rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Viet Nam ranks 65th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release