Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.838 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Viet Nam, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 0.9105 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.76 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Viet Nam 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 secondary education or in Viet Nam, 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% |
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 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 upper secondary education or in Viet Nam?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9105 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.76 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Viet Nam ranks 85th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 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