Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.5524 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Viet Nam, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Viet Nam stood at 0.5524 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Viet Nam peaked at 0.5524 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3941 LPIA, in 2010.
Viet Nam ranks 68th 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, completed upper secondary education or in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.4153 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.3941 LPIA | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4046 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4264 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4325 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4367 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4358 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4393 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4613 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4723 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5047 LPIA | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5296 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5202 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5157 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5524 LPIA | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4153 LPIA | 0.4153 LPIA | 0.4153 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4408 LPIA | 0.3941 LPIA | 0.5047 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5295 LPIA | 0.5157 LPIA | 0.5524 LPIA | 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 0.5524 LPIA 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 0.5524 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3941 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Viet Nam ranks 68th out of 105 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 27.7%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release