Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Vietnam
Vietnam: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 87.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Vietnam, 1979–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Vietnam stood at 87.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Vietnam peaked at 88.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 1979.
Vietnam ranks 87th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 71.2% | — |
| 2010 | 79.1% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 79.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 81.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 83.5% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 87.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 87.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.4%, 96% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.2% | 71.2% | 71.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 78.7% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 83.5% | 87.5% | 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 87.5% 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 88.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 1979.
- How does Vietnam rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Vietnam ranks 87th out of 137 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 10.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release