School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Vietnam
Vietnam: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9482 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Vietnam, 1976–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Vietnam stood at 0.9482 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Vietnam peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.9135 GPIA, in 2019.
That places Vietnam 183rd out of 208 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9303 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9232 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9471 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9459 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9291 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9135 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9296 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9552 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9482 GPIA | -0.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.9482 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.9482 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.02 GPIA, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9303 GPIA | 0.9303 GPIA | 0.9303 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9318 GPIA | 0.9135 GPIA | 0.9471 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9443 GPIA | 0.9296 GPIA | 0.9552 GPIA | 3 |
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 school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Vietnam?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Vietnam was 0.9482 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 1976.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9135 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Vietnam rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Vietnam ranks 183rd out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release