Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Viet Nam, 2005–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2016, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Viet Nam stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Viet Nam peaked at 1.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2007.
Viet Nam ranks 32nd of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.6% | — |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +56.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +48.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -28.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Viet Nam?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Viet Nam was 1.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2007.
- How does Viet Nam rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Viet Nam ranks 32nd out of 112 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.0%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release