Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Vietnam
Vietnam: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both was 55.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Vietnam, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 55.7% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Vietnam peaked at 55.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 2011.
That places Vietnam 69th out of 108 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 upper … upper urban both in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 45.8% | — |
| 2010 | 46.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 45.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 55.7% | +1.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 55.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 55.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.8%, 89% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 45.8% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 53.4% | 55.7% | 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 55.7% 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 55.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 2011.
- How does Vietnam rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Vietnam ranks 69th out of 108 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 19.0%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release