School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Vietnam
Vietnam: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.16 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 1.16 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3116 GPIA, in 1981.
Vietnam ranks 115th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.6482 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.4896 GPIA | -24.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4391 GPIA | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4438 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3116 GPIA | -29.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6628 GPIA | +112.7% |
| 1999 | 0.768 GPIA | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7285 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7418 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.764 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7692 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7053 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9484 GPIA | +34.5% |
| 2007 | 0.979 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9346 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.928 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9457 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9653 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3491 GPIA | -63.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8767 GPIA | +151.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.981 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.18 GPIA | +19.8% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9585 GPIA | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 1.18 GPIA | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.16 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 92% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.16 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2 GPIA, 97% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +151.1% | 0.3491 GPIA | 0.8767 GPIA |
| 1998 | +112.7% | 0.3116 GPIA | 0.6628 GPIA |
| 2012 | -63.8% | 0.9653 GPIA | 0.3491 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5052 GPIA | 0.4391 GPIA | 0.6482 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.3116 GPIA | 0.3116 GPIA | 0.3116 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7154 GPIA | 0.6628 GPIA | 0.768 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8332 GPIA | 0.7053 GPIA | 0.979 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9284 GPIA | 0.3491 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 0.9585 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 4 |
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam was 1.16 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3116 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Vietnam rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Vietnam ranks 115th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release