Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9833 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9833 GPIA
World rank
40th
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.9833 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.8902 GPIA
in 1979
Years of data
6
1979–2018

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Viet Nam, 1979–2018

00.20.40.60.811979199820181979: 0.89 GPIA1989: 0.918 GPIA1999: 0.954 GPIA2000: 0.943 GPIA2009: 0.974 GPIA2018: 0.983 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2018, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Viet Nam stood at 0.9833 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Viet Nam peaked at 0.9833 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8902 GPIA, in 1979.

Viet Nam ranks 40th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Viet Nam, 1979 to 2018.
Year GPIA Change
1979 0.8902 GPIA
1989 0.9185 GPIA +3.2%
1999 0.9538 GPIA +3.8%
2000 0.943 GPIA -1.1%
2009 0.9737 GPIA +3.2%
2018 0.9833 GPIA +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8902 GPIA 0.8902 GPIA 0.8902 GPIA 1
1980s 0.9185 GPIA 0.9185 GPIA 0.9185 GPIA 1
1990s 0.9538 GPIA 0.9538 GPIA 0.9538 GPIA 1
2000s 0.9584 GPIA 0.943 GPIA 0.9737 GPIA 2
2010s 0.9833 GPIA 0.9833 GPIA 0.9833 GPIA 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 37 Panama 0.9871 GPIA compare
  2. 38 China 0.9854 GPIA compare
  3. 39 Macau, China 0.9844 GPIA compare
  4. 41 Vanuatu 0.982 GPIA compare
  5. 42 Indonesia 0.9774 GPIA compare
  6. 43 Bahrain 0.9719 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Viet Nam?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Viet Nam was 0.9833 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 0.9833 GPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8902 GPIA in 1979.
How does Viet Nam rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
Viet Nam ranks 40th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,155 data points, 1970–2019
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The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/