Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Vietnam
Vietnam: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 14.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Vietnam, 1979–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Vietnam stood at 14.8%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Vietnam peaked at 14.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1979.
That places Vietnam 94th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.2% | — |
| 1989 | 2.6% | +119.0% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +154.3% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +8.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 14.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.1%, 74% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 14.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.3%, 64% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +154.3% | 2.6% | 6.7% |
| 1989 | +119.0% | 1.2% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 7.9% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.4% | 14.8% | 4 |
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 educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Vietnam?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Vietnam was 14.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1979.
- How does Vietnam rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Vietnam ranks 94th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.