School completion in Vietnam
Vietnam: School completion was 98.62 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
98.62
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
68th
of 165 countries
All-time high
98.62
in 2025
All-time low
76.97
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Vietnam, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion in Vietnam stood at 98.62. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Vietnam peaked at 98.62 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 76.97, in 1981.
Vietnam ranks 68th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 76.97 | — |
| 1982 | 77.39 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 77.95 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 78.45 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 78.92 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 79.24 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 79.34 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 79.28 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 79.21 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 78.95 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 78.71 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 78.57 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 78.76 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 79.5 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 80.81 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 82.44 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 84.01 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 85.35 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 86.47 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 87.41 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 88.34 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 89.32 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 90.27 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 91.17 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 91.97 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 92.55 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 92.89 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 93.04 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.13 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.22 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.37 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 93.6 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.92 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.36 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 94.92 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 95.48 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.01 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 96.49 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 96.94 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 97.35 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 97.71 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 98 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.24 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.46 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 98.62 | +0.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 98.62 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 98.62 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.58, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.53 | 76.97 | 79.34 | 9 |
| 1990s | 81.36 | 78.57 | 86.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.01 | 87.41 | 93.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.83 | 93.22 | 96.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.06 | 97.35 | 98.62 | 6 |
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 school completion in Vietnam?
- School completion in Vietnam was 98.62 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 98.62 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.97 in 1981.
- How does Vietnam rank for school completion?
- Vietnam ranks 68th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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