Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.353 GPIA in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.353 GPIA
Change on year
up 17.6%
World rank
54th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.4226 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.3002 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
5
2019β2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Viet Nam, 2019β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Viet Nam stood at 0.353 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.6% on the previous year and down 3.4% over five years.
Viet Nam ranks 54th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3656 GPIA | 0.3656 GPIA | 0.3656 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.3524 GPIA | 0.3002 GPIA | 0.4226 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 51 Saudi Arabia 0.4251 GPIA compare
- 52 Costa Rica 0.3805 GPIA
- 53 Malta 0.3676 GPIA
- 55 Jordan 0.3332 GPIA compare
- 56 Bangladesh 0.277 GPIA compare
- 57 Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip 0.0729 GPIA
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)
- School enrollment, primary 106.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Viet Nam?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Viet Nam was 0.353 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4226 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3002 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Viet Nam ranks 54th out of 59 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release