Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Vietnam
Vietnam: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Vietnam, 2005–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Vietnam is 3.6%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Vietnam peaked at 4.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
Vietnam ranks 57th of 124 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 Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 4.0% | — |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -24.3% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -26.6% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 4.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Vietnam?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Vietnam was 3.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Vietnam rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Vietnam ranks 57th out of 124 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release