Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 55.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Viet Nam, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 55.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 2011.
That places Viet Nam 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 secondary education or in Viet Nam, 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% |
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 Viet Nam
- 66 Belize 56.7% compare
- 67 Italy 56.4% compare
- 68 Ecuador 55.7% compare
- 70 South Africa 54.8% compare
- 71 Iran, Islamic Republic of 54.8% compare
- 72 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 53.3% compare
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 55.7% 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 55.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 2011.
- How does Viet Nam rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Viet Nam ranks 69th out of 108 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 19.0%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release