Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9633 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9633 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
73rd
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9743 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.9213 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam stood at 0.9633 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam peaked at 0.9743 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9213 GPIA, in 2012.
Viet Nam ranks 73rd of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.9267 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.9217 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9213 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9214 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9294 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9338 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9408 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9394 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9365 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9743 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9481 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9536 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9556 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9633 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9345 GPIA | 0.9213 GPIA | 0.9743 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9551 GPIA | 0.9481 GPIA | 0.9633 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 70 Israel 0.9729 GPIA compare
- 71 Brunei Darussalam 0.9698 GPIA compare
- 72 Palestine, State of 0.9659 GPIA compare
- 74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9509 GPIA compare
- 75 Indonesia 0.9503 GPIA compare
- 76 Kenya 0.9448 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 primary education or higher in Viet Nam?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam was 0.9633 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9743 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9213 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Viet Nam ranks 73rd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release