Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.8841 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Viet Nam, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Viet Nam stood at 0.8841 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Viet Nam peaked at 0.8841 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5935 GPIA, in 1989.
That places Viet Nam 88th out of 131 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.5935 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.8346 GPIA | +40.6% |
| 2019 | 0.88 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8575 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8633 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8816 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8841 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5935 GPIA | 0.5935 GPIA | 0.5935 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8346 GPIA | 0.8346 GPIA | 0.8346 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.88 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.8716 GPIA | 0.8575 GPIA | 0.8841 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 85 Thailand 0.9071 GPIA compare
- 86 Republic of Korea 0.9063 GPIA compare
- 87 Indonesia 0.8933 GPIA compare
- 89 El Salvador 0.8803 GPIA compare
- 90 Mauritius 0.8794 GPIA compare
- 91 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.8734 GPIA compare
More education data for Viet Nam
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 0.8841 GPIA 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 0.8841 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5935 GPIA in 1989.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Viet Nam ranks 88th out of 131 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 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release