Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Vietnam
Vietnam: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 0.731 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Vietnam 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 Vietnam peaked at 0.7863 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6026 GPIA, in 2009.
That places Vietnam 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.6026 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.6202 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.622 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6072 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6189 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6346 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7299 GPIA | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.732 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7452 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7451 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7863 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7017 GPIA | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7174 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.738 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.731 GPIA | -0.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.731 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9941 GPIA, 74% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.731 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9584 GPIA, 76% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
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 Vietnam
- 78 Egypt 0.7653 GPIA compare
- 79 South Korea 0.7647 GPIA compare
- 80 Bangladesh 0.7558 GPIA compare
- 82 Rwanda 0.7091 GPIA compare
- 83 Kenya 0.6838 GPIA compare
- 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6802 GPIA compare
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 0.731 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 0.7863 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6026 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Vietnam rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Vietnam ranks 81st 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 18.1%. 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, 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