Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 98.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Viet Nam, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 98.6% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Viet Nam peaked at 98.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 1981.
Viet Nam ranks 68th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.5% | 77.0% | 79.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 81.4% | 78.6% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 87.4% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 93.2% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.3% | 98.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More education data for Viet Nam
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 380,535 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.33 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 106.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Viet Nam?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Viet Nam was 98.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 1981.
- How does Viet Nam rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Viet Nam ranks 68th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release