Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Vietnam
Vietnam: Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA was 0.4819 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
Vietnam recorded 0.4819 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Vietnam peaked at 0.4819 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3119 LPIA, in 2010.
That places Vietnam 71st out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 … female upper location LPIA in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.3187 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.3119 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3286 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3405 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3522 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3531 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3701 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3713 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3981 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4126 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4359 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4526 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4519 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4575 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4819 LPIA | +5.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.4819 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6445 LPIA, 75% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.4819 LPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6779 LPIA, 71% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3187 LPIA | 0.3187 LPIA | 0.3187 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3674 LPIA | 0.3119 LPIA | 0.4359 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.461 LPIA | 0.4519 LPIA | 0.4819 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 0.4819 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 0.4819 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3119 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Vietnam rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Vietnam ranks 71st out of 103 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 36.8%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release