Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.731 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Viet Nam is 0.731 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Viet Nam peaked at 0.7863 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6026 GPIA, in 2009.
That places Viet Nam 81st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6026 GPIA | 0.6026 GPIA | 0.6026 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6841 GPIA | 0.6072 GPIA | 0.7863 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.722 GPIA | 0.7017 GPIA | 0.738 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 0.731 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 0.7863 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6026 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Viet Nam ranks 81st 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 18.1%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release