Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam
Vietnam: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam peaked at 1.02 index in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9094 index, in 1981.
That places Vietnam 87th out of 165 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.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9094 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9184 index | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9294 index | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9416 index | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9542 index | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9656 index | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9761 index | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9842 index | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9895 index | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9932 index | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9943 index | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.993 index | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9901 index | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9864 index | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9838 index | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9827 index | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9832 index | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9853 index | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.988 index | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9902 index | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.993 index | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9953 index | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.998 index | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1 index | -0.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 index, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.952 index | 0.9094 index | 0.9895 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.988 index | 0.9827 index | 0.9943 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 0.9902 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.01 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam was 1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9094 index in 1981.
- How does Vietnam rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Vietnam ranks 87th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.