Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 99.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Viet Nam, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Viet Nam stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Viet Nam peaked at 99.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 94.1%, in 1989.
That places Viet Nam 30th out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 96.1% | — |
| 1989 | 94.1% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 94.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 95.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.1% | 96.1% | 96.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 94.1% | 94.1% | 94.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 95.6% | 97.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.5% | 99.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
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 literacy rate of young men vs. women in Viet Nam?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Viet Nam was 99.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.1% in 1989.
- How does Viet Nam rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Viet Nam ranks 30th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.