Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 26.0% 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 26.0% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam peaked at 26.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2009.
Viet Nam ranks 53rd of 102 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 rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 18.0% | — |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 20.2% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 24.9% | 26.0% | 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 26.0% 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 26.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2009.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Viet Nam ranks 53rd out of 102 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 23.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release