Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Vietnam
Vietnam: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.2 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.2 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
27th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.2 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.7354 modelled data
in 1987
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Vietnam, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 1.2 modelled data for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Vietnam peaked at 1.2 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7354 modelled data, in 1987.
That places Vietnam 27th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7852 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.7947 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7963 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7827 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7621 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7395 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7354 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.742 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7588 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7847 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8122 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8293 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8444 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8531 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8489 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8335 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8124 modelled data | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8027 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8032 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8132 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8236 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8368 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.857 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8788 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8996 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9245 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9543 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9941 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.03 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.06 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.12 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.15 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.17 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.19 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.19 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.19 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.18 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.2 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.2 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.17 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7663 modelled data | 0.7354 modelled data | 0.7963 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8225 modelled data | 0.7847 modelled data | 0.8531 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9011 modelled data | 0.8132 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 1.19 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 1.2 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.27 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Vietnam?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Vietnam was 1.2 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7354 modelled data in 1987.
- How does Vietnam rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Vietnam ranks 27th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release