Literacy rate, adult female in Vietnam
Vietnam: Literacy rate, adult female was 95.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Vietnam, 1979–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 95.1% for literacy rate, adult female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Vietnam peaked at 95.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 1979.
That places Vietnam 29th out of 89 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, adult female in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 78.1% | — |
| 1989 | 82.8% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 86.9% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 86.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 95.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 95.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.1% | 78.1% | 78.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 86.9% | 86.9% | 86.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 86.6% | 91.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 94.6% | 94.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 95.1% | 95.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More gender data for Vietnam
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,794 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 83,461 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 83,461 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 630,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 692,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 641,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 706,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 654,459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Vietnam?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Vietnam was 95.1% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 1979.
- How does Vietnam rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Vietnam ranks 29th out of 89 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.