Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Vietnam
Vietnam: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.8992 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.8992
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
90th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.9206
in 2019
All-time low
0.6441
in 1979
Years of data
5
1979–2022
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Vietnam, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.8992 for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in 2022.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Vietnam peaked at 0.9206 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6441, in 1979.
Vietnam ranks 90th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.6441 | — |
| 1989 | 0.7673 | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8667 | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9206 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8992 | -2.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.8992 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9879, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.8992 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9598, 94% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6441 | 0.6441 | 0.6441 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7673 | 0.7673 | 0.7673 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8667 | 0.8667 | 0.8667 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9206 | 0.9206 | 0.9206 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.8992 | 0.8992 | 0.8992 | 1 |
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 gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Vietnam?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Vietnam was 0.8992 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9206 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6441 in 1979.
- How does Vietnam rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Vietnam ranks 90th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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