Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s in Vietnam
Vietnam: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s was 1.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.9%
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
63rd
of 68 countries
All-time high
2.1%
in 2019
All-time low
1.7%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Vietnam, 2019–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Vietnam stood at 1.9%.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 8.2% over five years.
That places Vietnam 63rd out of 68 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.1% | — |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +5.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 55% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 62% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 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 master's or equivalent in Vietnam?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Vietnam was 1.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Vietnam ranks 63rd out of 68 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release