Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Vietnam
Vietnam: Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban was 25.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Vietnam, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam 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 Vietnam peaked at 25.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2009.
That places Vietnam 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 … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Vietnam, 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% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 25.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 25.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.2%, 93% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
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 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 25.2% 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 25.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2009.
- How does Vietnam rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Vietnam ranks 52nd out of 101 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 36.7%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release