Vietnam vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female

Vietnam
95.8%
in 2022
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
97.5%
in 2024
Vietnam rank
38th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
39th

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time

  • Vietnam
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
020406080100197620002024

How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 97.5% against 95.8% in Vietnam, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Vietnam ahead.

Vietnam ranks 38th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 39th of 88 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Vietnam averaged higher in 3 and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Vietnam WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 80.7% 46.8% 33.9% Vietnam
1980s 87.2% 67.5% 19.7% Vietnam
1990s 90.2% 87.7% 2.5% Vietnam
2000s 91.2% 91.5% 0.4% WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2010s 95.2% 96.5% 1.3% WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2020s 95.8% 97.2% 1.3% WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Vietnam or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 97.5% against 95.8% in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Vietnam and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
1.7%, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vietnam and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
7 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
How do Vietnam and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
Vietnam ranks 38th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 39th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,624 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release