Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 54.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Viet Nam, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 54.5% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Viet Nam peaked at 54.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2020.
Viet Nam ranks 50th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 53.5% | — |
| 2019 | 53.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 54.5% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 50.0% | 54.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More education data for Viet Nam
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Viet Nam?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Viet Nam was 54.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2020.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Viet Nam ranks 50th out of 94 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release