Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam
Vietnam: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.07 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 1.07 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam peaked at 1.08 index in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8716 index, in 1984.
That places Vietnam 48th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8789 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.8755 index | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8718 index | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8716 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8783 index | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8929 index | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9125 index | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9337 index | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9491 index | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9596 index | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9658 index | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9647 index | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9621 index | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9536 index | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9427 index | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9326 index | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.926 index | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9242 index | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9269 index | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9365 index | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9468 index | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9577 index | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9651 index | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9745 index | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9846 index | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9949 index | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.01 index | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 index | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.03 index | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.04 index | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.05 index | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.06 index | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.07 index | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 index | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.08 index | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.07 index | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.07 index | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.07 index | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.07 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.07 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.07 index | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.07 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.07 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.07 index | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.07 index | -0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.07 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.07 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 index, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.896 index | 0.8716 index | 0.9491 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9458 index | 0.9242 index | 0.9658 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9818 index | 0.9365 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.04 index | 1.08 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 index | 1.07 index | 1.07 index | 6 |
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 lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam was 1.07 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 index in 2015.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8716 index in 1984.
- How does Vietnam rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Vietnam ranks 48th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.