Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Vietnam
Vietnam: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender was 0.8565 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Vietnam, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.8565 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Vietnam peaked at 0.8565 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8064 GPIA, in 2009.
That places Vietnam 62nd out of 94 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.8064 GPIA | — |
| 2019 | 0.8446 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8233 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8284 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8454 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8565 GPIA | +1.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.8565 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9787 GPIA, 88% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.8565 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9505 GPIA, 90% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8064 GPIA | 0.8064 GPIA | 0.8064 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8446 GPIA | 0.8446 GPIA | 0.8446 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.8384 GPIA | 0.8233 GPIA | 0.8565 GPIA | 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 lower secondary education or in Vietnam?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Vietnam was 0.8565 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8565 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8064 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Vietnam rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Vietnam ranks 62nd out of 94 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vietnam 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release