Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Vietnam
Vietnam: Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender was 0.3733 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.3733 GPIA
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
43rd
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.3824 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.3229 GPIA
in 2021
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
Vietnam recorded 0.3733 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over five years.
That places Vietnam 43rd out of 49 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.3652 GPIA | — |
| 2020 | 0.3824 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3229 GPIA | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3322 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3733 GPIA | +12.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.3733 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7558 GPIA, 49% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.3733 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4593 GPIA, 81% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3652 GPIA | 0.3652 GPIA | 0.3652 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.3527 GPIA | 0.3229 GPIA | 0.3824 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 40 South Korea 0.439 GPIA compare
- 41 Chile 0.4369 GPIA compare
- 42 Malta 0.3736 GPIA
- 44 Costa Rica 0.336 GPIA
- 45 Jordan 0.3286 GPIA compare
- 46 Bangladesh 0.2552 GPIA compare
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 0.3733 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 0.3824 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3229 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Vietnam ranks 43rd out of 49 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release