Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 76.8% 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 76.8% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Viet Nam peaked at 78.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 2020.
That places Viet Nam 54th out of 97 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 77.5% | — |
| 2019 | 78.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 76.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.5% | 77.5% | 77.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 78.3% | 78.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 74.3% | 76.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 51 Jordan 79.2% compare
- 52 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 78.2% compare
- 53 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 77.3% compare
- 55 Iran, Islamic Republic of 75.5% compare
- 56 Panama 75.2% compare
- 57 Mexico 72.1% 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 76.8% 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 78.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 2020.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Viet Nam ranks 54th out of 97 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 down 0.9%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release