Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 23.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Viet Nam, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Viet Nam is 23.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Viet Nam peaked at 23.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1999.
That places Viet Nam 80th out of 143 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.5% | — |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +52.7% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -18.7% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | +84.7% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 23.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.7%, 78% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 23.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.1%, 99% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Viet Nam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +84.7% | 12.9% | 23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 8.8% | 13.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.9% | 15.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 77 Australia 24.3% compare
- 78 Samoa 23.9% compare
- 79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23.9% compare
- 81 Uzbekistan 23.8% compare
- 82 North Macedonia 23.6% compare
- 83 Yemen 23.1% compare
More education data for Viet Nam
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0879 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Viet Nam?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Viet Nam was 23.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1999.
- How does Viet Nam rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private?
- Viet Nam ranks 80th out of 143 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release