Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.99 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Viet Nam, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 0.99 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Viet Nam peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.89 GPIA, in 1979.
Viet Nam ranks 31st of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.89 GPIA | — |
| 1989 | 0.92 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.95 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.94 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.97 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.89 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.92 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.95 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.955 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.98 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More education data for Viet Nam
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Viet Nam?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Viet Nam was 0.99 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.89 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Viet Nam rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Viet Nam ranks 31st out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release