Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.9372 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 0.9372 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7307 GPIA, in 2009.
Viet Nam 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, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam, 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% |
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 Viet Nam
- 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 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9372 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7307 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Viet Nam ranks 68th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 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