Literacy rates among adults in Vietnam
Vietnam: Literacy rates among adults was 96.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates among adults in Vietnam, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 96.1% for literacy rates among adults in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates among adults in Vietnam peaked at 96.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 83.8%, in 1979.
That places Vietnam 31st out of 89 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.8% | 83.8% | 83.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 87.6% | 87.6% | 87.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 90.2% | 93.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 95.8% | 95.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 96.1% | 96.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 380,535 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.9 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates among adults in Vietnam?
- Literacy rates among adults in Vietnam was 96.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates among adults recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rates among adults recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.8% in 1979.
- How does Vietnam rank for literacy rates among adults?
- Vietnam ranks 31st out of 89 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rates among adults rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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 among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.