Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Vietnam
Vietnam: Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban was 0.9372 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Vietnam, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.9372 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Vietnam peaked at 0.9372 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7307 GPIA, in 2009.
Vietnam ranks 68th of 99 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 … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.7307 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.7494 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.737 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7402 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7644 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7773 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8327 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8519 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8493 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8666 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9065 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8911 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9045 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9261 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9372 GPIA | +1.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.9372 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.9372 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.09 GPIA, 86% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7307 GPIA | 0.7307 GPIA | 0.7307 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8075 GPIA | 0.737 GPIA | 0.9065 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9147 GPIA | 0.8911 GPIA | 0.9372 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 65 Azerbaijan 0.9736 GPIA compare
- 66 Luxembourg 0.9461 GPIA compare
- 67 Peru 0.9377 GPIA compare
- 69 Egypt 0.9285 GPIA compare
- 70 Chile 0.9283 GPIA compare
- 71 Uzbekistan 0.9139 GPIA compare
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Vietnam?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Vietnam was 0.9372 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9372 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7307 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Vietnam rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Vietnam ranks 68th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release