Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 80.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam stood at 80.9%.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam peaked at 82.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 2011.
Viet Nam ranks 60th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 69.3% | — |
| 2011 | 68.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 69.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 71.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 72.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 80.9% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.7% | 68.5% | 82.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 74.8% | 80.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 57 Jordan 83.5% compare
- 58 Philippines 81.7% compare
- 59 Chile 81.4% compare
- 61 South Africa 79.3% compare
- 62 Costa Rica 77.2% compare
- 63 Panama 76.4% 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 80.9% 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 82.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2011.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Viet Nam ranks 60th out of 103 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 16.0%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release