Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Vietnam
Vietnam: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled was 9.61 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Vietnam, 1976–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Vietnam 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 Vietnam peaked at 9.61 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.99 million, in 1976.
Vietnam 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 Vietnam, year by year
| 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% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 9.61 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 524,692, 18.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 9.61 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 162,113, 59.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +86.7% | 3.65 million | 6.82 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 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)
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Vietnam?
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Vietnam was 9.61 million in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, gaps filled recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 9.61 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, gaps filled recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.99 million in 1976.
- How does Vietnam rank for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
- Vietnam ranks 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is secondary education, pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.