Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 20.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
20.4%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
51st
of 89 countries
All-time high
20.4%
in 2023
All-time low
19.3%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Viet Nam, 2019–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Viet Nam stood at 20.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 2.6% over five years.
Viet Nam ranks 51st of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19.9% | — |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.3% | 20.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 48 Paraguay 21.0% compare
- 49 Uzbekistan 20.8%
- 50 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20.4% compare
- 52 Mexico 20.2%
- 53 Costa Rica 19.7% compare
- 54 Brunei Darussalam 19.2% compare
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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Viet Nam?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Viet Nam was 20.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2021.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Viet Nam ranks 51st out of 89 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release