Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 21.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
21.5%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
48th
of 90 countries
All-time high
21.5%
in 2023
All-time low
20.8%
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
Viet Nam recorded 21.5% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over five years.
Viet Nam ranks 48th of 90 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 | 21.5% | — |
| 2020 | 21.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 20.8% | 21.5% | 4 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Viet Nam?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Viet Nam was 21.5% 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 21.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2021.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Viet Nam ranks 48th out of 90 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release