Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Vietnam
Vietnam: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.922 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Vietnam, 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 Vietnam 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 Vietnam peaked at 0.9289 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8554 GPIA, in 2011.
Vietnam 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 … primary rural gender in Vietnam, 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% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.922 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9926 GPIA, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.922 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9456 GPIA, 97% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
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 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 primary education or higher in Vietnam?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9289 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8554 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Vietnam rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Vietnam ranks 67th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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