School life expectancy, secondary, male in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 6.75 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Viet Nam, 1976–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Viet Nam stood at 6.75 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Viet Nam peaked at 7.11 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.54 years, in 1976.
That places Viet Nam 57th out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2.54 years | — |
| 1977 | 2.78 years | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 4.19 years | +50.8% |
| 2015 | 6.76 years | +61.4% |
| 2016 | 6.65 years | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.9 years | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 7.11 years | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 6.87 years | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 6.74 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 6.75 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.66 years | 2.54 years | 2.78 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.19 years | 4.19 years | 4.19 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.82 years | 6.65 years | 7.11 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.79 years | 6.74 years | 6.87 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 54 Palestine, State of 6.82 years compare
- 55 Fiji 6.79 years compare
- 56 Cook Islands 6.75 years compare
- 58 Argentina 6.7 years compare
- 59 Azerbaijan 6.68 years compare
- 60 Belarus 6.68 years compare
More education data for Viet Nam
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.33 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 106.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Viet Nam?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Viet Nam was 6.75 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 7.11 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.54 years in 1976.
- How does Viet Nam rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Viet Nam ranks 57th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release