Literacy rate, youth female in Vietnam
Vietnam: Literacy rate, youth female was 99.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth female in Vietnam, 1979–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 99.1% for literacy rate, youth female in 2022.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Vietnam peaked at 100.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 93.4%, in 1989.
Vietnam ranks 34th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth female in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 94.0% | — |
| 1989 | 93.4% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 94.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 94.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 96.8% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 99.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.0%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 99.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.9%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 93.4% | 93.4% | 93.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.3% | 94.3% | 94.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 94.1% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.5% | 98.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- 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, youth female in Vietnam?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Vietnam was 99.1% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 1989.
- How does Vietnam rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Vietnam ranks 34th out of 105 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.