Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Literacy rates of older vs. younger population was 89.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population 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 rates of older vs. younger population in Viet Nam stood at 89.5%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Viet Nam peaked at 89.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1979.
Viet Nam ranks 18th of 85 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 37.6% | — |
| 1989 | 54.9% | +46.1% |
| 1999 | 59.6% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 64.4% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 76.8% | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 88.9% | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 89.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.6% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 54.9% | 54.9% | 54.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 59.6% | 59.6% | 59.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 64.4% | 76.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 88.9% | 88.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 89.5% | 89.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More education data for Viet Nam
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.61 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 380,535 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3544 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.60 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9252 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Viet Nam?
- Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Viet Nam was 89.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates of older vs. younger population recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rates of older vs. younger population recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1979.
- How does Viet Nam rank for literacy rates of older vs. younger population?
- Viet Nam ranks 18th out of 85 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rates of older vs. younger population rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates of older vs. younger population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 65 years and older who can read and write.