Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.922 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam is 0.922 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam peaked at 0.9289 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8554 GPIA, in 2011.
Viet Nam ranks 67th of 100 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.8599 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.8554 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8591 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8651 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8659 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8783 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8819 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8804 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9289 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8865 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9045 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.913 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.922 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.875 GPIA | 0.8554 GPIA | 0.9289 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9065 GPIA | 0.8865 GPIA | 0.922 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More education data for Viet Nam
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.33 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 106.3% (2024)
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 0.922 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 0.9289 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8554 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Viet Nam ranks 67th out of 100 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 6.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release