Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 84.3% 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 84.3% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Viet Nam peaked at 85.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 2011.
Viet Nam ranks 57th of 101 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 74.7% | — |
| 2011 | 74.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 77.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 79.4% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.6% | 74.1% | 85.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 79.4% | 84.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 88.1% compare
- 55 Uruguay 87.6% compare
- 56 Sri Lanka 86.1% compare
- 58 Chile 82.4% compare
- 59 South Africa 80.5% compare
- 60 Philippines 79.3% 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 84.3% 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 85.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 2011.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Viet Nam ranks 57th out of 101 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 12.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release