Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Vietnam
Vietnam: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.3237 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Vietnam, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Vietnam stood at 0.3237 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Vietnam peaked at 0.3237 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1893 LPIA, in 2010.
That places Vietnam 65th out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.1928 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.1893 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2111 LPIA | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2214 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2357 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2349 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2435 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2529 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2762 LPIA | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2984 LPIA | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.314 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3165 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3003 LPIA | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3069 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3237 LPIA | +5.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.3237 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3739 LPIA, 87% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.3237 LPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4737 LPIA, 68% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1928 LPIA | 0.1928 LPIA | 0.1928 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2477 LPIA | 0.1893 LPIA | 0.314 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3119 LPIA | 0.3003 LPIA | 0.3237 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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 0.3237 LPIA 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 0.3237 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1893 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Vietnam rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Vietnam ranks 65th out of 93 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 37.3%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release