Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Vietnam
Vietnam: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.3352 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
Vietnam recorded 0.3352 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Vietnam peaked at 0.3352 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1903 LPIA, in 2010.
Vietnam ranks 61st of 87 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 … education short-cycle tertiary location in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.2021 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.1903 LPIA | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.22 LPIA | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2317 LPIA | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.249 LPIA | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2403 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2532 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2635 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2873 LPIA | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3172 LPIA | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3154 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3303 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3173 LPIA | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3225 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3352 LPIA | +3.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.3352 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3933 LPIA, 85% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.3352 LPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5113 LPIA, 66% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2021 LPIA | 0.2021 LPIA | 0.2021 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2568 LPIA | 0.1903 LPIA | 0.3172 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3263 LPIA | 0.3173 LPIA | 0.3352 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 0.3352 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 0.3352 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1903 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Vietnam rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Vietnam ranks 61st out of 87 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 34.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release