Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 92.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 92.6% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam peaked at 94.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2012.
Viet Nam ranks 61st of 106 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 88.4% | — |
| 2011 | 87.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 92.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.9% | 87.5% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 90.8% | 92.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 58 South Africa 93.3% compare
- 59 Argentina 93.1% compare
- 60 Sri Lanka 93.0% compare
- 62 Brunei Darussalam 92.1% compare
- 63 Fiji 91.5% compare
- 64 Philippines 91.0% 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 92.6% 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 94.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2012.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Viet Nam ranks 61st out of 106 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 5.6%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release