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Vietnam, read as a whole demand pool.

The economic and demographic context that shapes how many people in Vietnam are looking for higher education, set beside the student pipeline into five destinations. Each destination counts a different instrument, so the figures below are read for scale and direction, never as a ranking between them.

Beta dataset. Every figure carries its own reference year.

What the economy and the population look like.

MeasureLatest
Population101.6m (2025)
GDP per capitaUS$5,066 (2025)
GDP growth8.0% (2025)
Tertiary gross enrolment ratio37.6% (2024)
Bachelor's attainment, adults11.3% (2023)
Youth unemployment6.2% (2025)
Research and development spending0.4% (2023)

Where the students go, and on whose count.

DestinationLatestWhat is countedLast verified
Enrolled in Australian higher education24,261 (2025)enrolments by nationality, an annual stock24 July 2026
UK sponsored-study visas2,540 (2025)visas issued to main applicants, a flow24 July 2026
Canada study permits9,735 (2025)permit holders by the year the permit took effect24 July 2026
US F-1 visas18,454 (FY2024)visas issued, US fiscal year25 July 2026
EU-27 first education permits9,419 (2024)permits issued, not people24 July 2026
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Figures come from the CoreBridge Asia Markets Intelligence dataset (beta): World Bank World Development Indicators and Global Economic Prospects, ILOSTAT earnings, and the student pipeline series published by the Australian Department of Education, the UK Home Office, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, the US Department of State and Eurostat. Each destination counts a different instrument, so the pipelines are read for scale and direction and never ranked against each other. Every figure carries its own reference year; verify against the original source before relying on one. Analysis © CoreBridge Advisory.

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Data build: 24 July 2026 · Product release: 25 July 2026