A display unit for vehicles equipped with a rear seat entertainment (RSE) system includes: a monitor foldably mounted to an upper portion of a console box and configured to pivot about a hinge shaft; a monitor base having a fixing button mounted thereon so as to allow the monitor to pivot to open and closed positions; a return spring mounted around the hinge shaft; a gear box mounted such that a front portion thereof is directed toward a rear portion of the console box, the gear box being connected at an upper end portion thereof to a lower end portion of the monitor; a plurality of gears mounted inside the gear box in such a fashion as to engage with one another; and a vertical gear disposed vertically in the console box so as to engage with one of the plurality of gears.