Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9398 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam, 1979–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam stood at 0.9398 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam peaked at 0.9464 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7777 GPIA, in 1979.
Viet Nam ranks 95th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.7777 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.883 GPIA | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8805 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8828 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8865 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8909 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8999 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9053 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9056 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9464 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9116 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9255 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9368 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9398 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7777 GPIA | 0.7777 GPIA | 0.7777 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8979 GPIA | 0.8805 GPIA | 0.9464 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9284 GPIA | 0.9116 GPIA | 0.9398 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 92 Saudi Arabia 0.9503 GPIA compare
- 93 North Macedonia 0.9491 GPIA compare
- 94 Singapore 0.9465 GPIA compare
- 96 Indonesia 0.937 GPIA compare
- 97 Bangladesh 0.9023 GPIA compare
- 98 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9019 GPIA compare
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 0.9398 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 0.9464 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7777 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Viet Nam ranks 95th out of 133 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 6.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release