Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Vietnam
Vietnam: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.353 GPIA in 2023. ▼ 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
2019–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Vietnam, 2019–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Vietnam 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.
Vietnam ranks 54th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.3656 GPIA | — |
| 2020 | 0.4226 GPIA | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3336 GPIA | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3002 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.353 GPIA | +17.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.353 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8201 GPIA, 43% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.353 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4522 GPIA, 78% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
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 Vietnam
- 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 Palestine 0.0729 GPIA
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 doctoral or equivalent in Vietnam?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4226 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3002 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Vietnam rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Vietnam ranks 54th out of 59 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 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