Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.9711 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam, 1979–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam is 0.9711 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam peaked at 0.9724 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3007 GPIA, in 1979.
That places Viet Nam 84th out of 127 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.3007 GPIA | — |
| 1989 | 0.4655 GPIA | +54.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7695 GPIA | +65.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7509 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7621 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.767 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7969 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.799 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8621 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8832 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.892 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9227 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9191 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9314 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9538 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9724 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9711 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3007 GPIA | 0.3007 GPIA | 0.3007 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.4655 GPIA | 0.4655 GPIA | 0.4655 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7695 GPIA | 0.7695 GPIA | 0.7695 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8355 GPIA | 0.7509 GPIA | 0.9227 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9572 GPIA | 0.9314 GPIA | 0.9724 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 81 Luxembourg 0.9842 GPIA compare
- 82 Netherlands 0.9827 GPIA compare
- 83 Macau, China 0.9733 GPIA compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 0.959 GPIA compare
- 86 Peru 0.9518 GPIA compare
- 87 Chile 0.9498 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 0.9711 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 0.9724 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3007 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Viet Nam ranks 84th out of 127 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 21.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release