Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Vietnam

Vietnam: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1.02 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.02 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.9331 GPI
in 1999
Years of data
21
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Vietnam, 1998–2019

00.250.50.7511998200820191998: 0.951 GPI1999: 0.933 GPI2000: 0.948 GPI2001: 0.947 GPI2002: 0.951 GPI2003: 0.946 GPI2004: 0.951 GPI2005: 0.957 GPI2006: 0.971 GPI2007: 0.974 GPI2009: 0.984 GPI2010: 0.994 GPI2011: 0.971 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 0.991 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Vietnam stood at 1.02 GPI. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Vietnam peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9331 GPI, in 1999.

That places Vietnam 19th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Vietnam, 1998 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1998 0.9507 GPI
1999 0.9331 GPI -1.9%
2000 0.948 GPI +1.6%
2001 0.9475 GPI -0.1%
2002 0.9506 GPI +0.3%
2003 0.9462 GPI -0.5%
2004 0.9508 GPI +0.5%
2005 0.9568 GPI +0.6%
2006 0.9708 GPI +1.5%
2007 0.9743 GPI +0.4%
2009 0.9836 GPI +1.0%
2010 0.9942 GPI +1.1%
2011 0.9711 GPI -2.3%
2012 1.01 GPI +3.6%
2013 0.9911 GPI -1.5%
2014 1 GPI +1.0%
2015 1.01 GPI +0.8%
2016 1.02 GPI +0.7%
2017 1.02 GPI +0.3%
2018 1.02 GPI +0.5%
2019 1.02 GPI +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9419 GPI 0.9331 GPI 0.9507 GPI 2
2000s 0.9587 GPI 0.9462 GPI 0.9836 GPI 9
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9711 GPI 1.02 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 16 Iran 1.03 GPI compare
  2. 17 Nauru 1.03 GPI compare
  3. 18 India 1.03 GPI compare
  4. 20 Aruba 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 21 Croatia 1.02 GPI compare
  6. 22 Burkina Faso 1.02 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Vietnam?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Vietnam was 1.02 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9331 GPI in 1999.
How does Vietnam rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Vietnam ranks 19th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.