Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 8.1% 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 8.1% 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 11.1% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam peaked at 8.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2009.
That places Viet Nam 60th out of 95 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 | 3.3% | — |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -23.7% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +56.5% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.0% | 8.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 57 Iran, Islamic Republic of 8.8% compare
- 58 Thailand 8.6% compare
- 59 South Africa 8.4% compare
- 61 Uganda 7.4% compare
- 62 Bangladesh 7.4% compare
- 63 Paraguay 7.2% 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 8.1% 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 8.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2009.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Viet Nam ranks 60th out of 95 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 72.5%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release