Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 25.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 25.2% 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 4.3% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam peaked at 25.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2009.
That places Viet Nam 52nd out of 101 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, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15.4% | — |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 17.4% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 23.6% | 25.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
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 25.2% 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 25.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2009.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Viet Nam ranks 52nd out of 101 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 36.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release