Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Vietnam
Vietnam: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender was 0.838 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Vietnam, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.838 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Vietnam peaked at 0.9105 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.76 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Vietnam 85th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.7851 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.7836 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7657 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7602 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.76 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7847 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8593 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8661 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8636 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8529 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9105 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.821 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8258 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8319 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.838 GPIA | +0.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.838 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9833 GPIA, 85% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.838 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9643 GPIA, 87% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7851 GPIA | 0.7851 GPIA | 0.7851 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8207 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA | 0.9105 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8292 GPIA | 0.821 GPIA | 0.838 GPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Vietnam?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Vietnam was 0.838 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9105 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.76 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Vietnam rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Vietnam ranks 85th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release