Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Vietnam
Vietnam: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 11.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11.3%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
74th
of 112 countries
All-time high
11.5%
in 2022
All-time low
10.2%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Vietnam, 2019–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 11.3% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.5% over five years.
Vietnam ranks 74th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.2% | — |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -1.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 11.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 65% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 11.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.0%, 71% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.3% | 11.5% | 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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Vietnam?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Vietnam was 11.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2019.
- How does Vietnam rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Vietnam ranks 74th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Vietnam 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release