Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0965 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Vietnam, 1976–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.0965 units per person for secondary education, pupils, per capita in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Vietnam peaked at 0.0965 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0557 units per person, in 1990.
That places Vietnam 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0627 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.0654 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.074 units per person | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0557 units per person | -24.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0906 units per person | +62.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0921 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0916 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0911 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.092 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.094 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0941 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0957 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0965 units per person | +0.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.0965 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0913 units per person, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.0965 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0973 units per person, 99% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, pupils, per capita 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 | +62.4% | 0.0557 units per person | 0.0906 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.064 units per person | 0.0627 units per person | 0.0654 units per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.074 units per person | 0.074 units per person | 0.074 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0732 units per person | 0.0557 units per person | 0.0906 units per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0922 units per person | 0.0911 units per person | 0.094 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0954 units per person | 0.0941 units per person | 0.0965 units per person | 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)
- 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 secondary education, pupils, per capita in Vietnam?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Vietnam was 0.0965 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0965 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0557 units per person in 1990.
- How does Vietnam rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.