Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Vietnam
Vietnam: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.7943 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Vietnam, 1979–2023
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 0.7943 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Vietnam peaked at 0.8561 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4827 GPIA, in 1979.
That places Vietnam 108th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.4827 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.7048 GPIA | +46.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7084 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7062 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.695 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6991 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7228 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.806 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8119 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8232 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8155 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8561 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7696 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7837 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8136 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7943 GPIA | -2.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.7943 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9847 GPIA, 81% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.7943 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9683 GPIA, 82% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +46.0% | 0.4827 GPIA | 0.7048 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4827 GPIA | 0.4827 GPIA | 0.4827 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7048 GPIA | 0.7048 GPIA | 0.7048 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7644 GPIA | 0.695 GPIA | 0.8561 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7903 GPIA | 0.7696 GPIA | 0.8136 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 105 North Macedonia 0.8269 GPIA compare
- 106 Mauritius 0.8179 GPIA compare
- 107 Rwanda 0.7948 GPIA compare
- 109 Bangladesh 0.7697 GPIA compare
- 110 Turkey 0.769 GPIA compare
- 111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7678 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 0.7943 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 0.8561 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4827 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Vietnam rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Vietnam ranks 108th out of 137 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 13.6%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release