Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Vietnam
Vietnam: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both was 29.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Vietnam, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Vietnam stood at 29.0%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Vietnam peaked at 29.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2010.
That places Vietnam 68th out of 113 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 rural both in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 17.0% | — |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | +7.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 29.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.0%, 90% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 29.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.3%, 93% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 16.4% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 26.4% | 29.0% | 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 29.0% 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 29.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2010.
- How does Vietnam rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Vietnam ranks 68th out of 113 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 56.0%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release