Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled was 9.61 million in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
9.61 million
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
14th
of 206 countries
All-time high
9.61 million
in 2022
All-time low
2.99 million
in 1976
Years of data
15
1976–2022

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Viet Nam, 1976–2022

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1976199920221976: 3.0M1977: 3.2M1978: 3.4M1979: 3.7M1980: 3.9M1990: 3.7M1998: 6.8M2015: 8.6M2016: 8.6M2017: 8.7M2018: 8.9M2019: 9.1M2020: 9.2M2021: 9.5M2022: 9.6M

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 9.61 million for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Viet Nam peaked at 9.61 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.99 million, in 1976.

Viet Nam ranks 14th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Viet Nam, 1976 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1976 2.99 million
1977 3.20 million +7.1%
1978 3.43 million +7.1%
1979 3.66 million +6.6%
1980 3.88 million +6.2%
1990 3.65 million -6.0%
1998 6.82 million +86.7%
2015 8.55 million +25.4%
2016 8.61 million +0.6%
2017 8.67 million +0.7%
2018 8.86 million +2.1%
2019 9.13 million +3.1%
2020 9.23 million +1.1%
2021 9.47 million +2.6%
2022 9.61 million +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.32 million 2.99 million 3.66 million 4
1980s 3.88 million 3.88 million 3.88 million 1
1990s 5.24 million 3.65 million 6.82 million 2
2010s 8.76 million 8.55 million 9.13 million 5
2020s 9.44 million 9.23 million 9.61 million 3

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 11 Philippines 11.87 million compare
  2. 12 Egypt 11.56 million compare
  3. 13 Russian Federation 10.80 million compare
  4. 15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.93 million compare
  5. 16 Germany 6.97 million compare
  6. 17 Kenya 6.74 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Viet Nam?
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Viet Nam was 9.61 million in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, pupils, gaps filled recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 9.61 million in 2022.
What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, gaps filled recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 2.99 million in 1976.
How does Viet Nam rank for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Viet Nam ranks 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
Is secondary education, pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, pupils with 698 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,723 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils with 698 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.