Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Vietnam
Vietnam: Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA was 0.5203 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Vietnam, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Vietnam is 0.5203 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Vietnam peaked at 0.5203 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3562 LPIA, in 2010.
Vietnam ranks 69th of 105 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 … Educational upper location LPIA in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.3719 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.3562 LPIA | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3708 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3882 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3967 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3991 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4045 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4068 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4324 LPIA | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4454 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4715 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4951 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4898 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.49 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5203 LPIA | +6.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.5203 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5998 LPIA, 87% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.5203 LPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6551 LPIA, 79% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3719 LPIA | 0.3719 LPIA | 0.3719 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4072 LPIA | 0.3562 LPIA | 0.4715 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4988 LPIA | 0.4898 LPIA | 0.5203 LPIA | 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 0.5203 LPIA 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 0.5203 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3562 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Vietnam rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Vietnam ranks 69th out of 105 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 31.2%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release