Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
14th
of 68 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 2020
All-time low
0.98
in 2000
Years of data
5
2000–2022
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Viet Nam, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Viet Nam is 1, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Viet Nam peaked at 1.02 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.98, in 2000.
That places Viet Nam 14th out of 68 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.98 | — |
| 2009 | 0.99 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | -2.0% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.985 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.01 | 1 | 1.02 | 2 |
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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 adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Viet Nam?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Viet Nam was 1 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.98 in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Viet Nam ranks 14th out of 68 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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