Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9717 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Viet Nam, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 0.9717 LPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Viet Nam peaked at 0.9717 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9479 LPIA, in 2009.
That places Viet Nam 53rd out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.9479 LPIA | — |
| 2020 | 0.9578 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9659 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9702 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9717 LPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9479 LPIA | 0.9479 LPIA | 0.9479 LPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.9664 LPIA | 0.9578 LPIA | 0.9717 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More education data for Viet Nam
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Viet Nam?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Viet Nam was 0.9717 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9717 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9479 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Viet Nam ranks 53rd out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release