Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: 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 Viet Nam, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 0.9206 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6441, in 1979.
Viet Nam ranks 90th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Viet Nam, 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% |
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 Viet Nam
- 87 Indonesia 0.9209 compare
- 88 El Salvador 0.9199 compare
- 89 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9104 compare
- 91 Peru 0.8916 compare
- 92 Jordan 0.8903 compare
- 93 Republic of Korea 0.8875 compare
More education data for Viet Nam
- 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 gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Viet Nam?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Viet Nam was 0.8992 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9206 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6441 in 1979.
- How does Viet Nam rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Viet Nam ranks 90th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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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