Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 14.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam, 1979–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam stood at 14.8%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Viet Nam peaked at 14.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1979.
Viet Nam ranks 94th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 7.9% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.4% | 14.8% | 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 14.8% 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 14.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1979.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Viet Nam ranks 94th out of 129 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 62.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release