Nepal vs Viet Nam: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Nepal
0.9653 index
in 2025
Viet Nam
0.9617 index
in 2024
Nepal rank
170th
Viet Nam rank
172nd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Nepal
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.9653 index against 0.9617 index in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0036 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Nepal ranks 170th and Viet Nam ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4297 index | 0.9359 index | 0.5062 index | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 0.6866 index | 0.9709 index | 0.2843 index | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 0.8874 index | 0.9514 index | 0.0639 index | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 0.9663 index | 0.0923 index | Nepal |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 0.957 index | 0.0504 index | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Nepal or Viet Nam?
- Nepal, at 0.9653 index against 0.9617 index in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Nepal and Viet Nam?
- 0.0036 index, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Viet Nam?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Viet Nam rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nepal ranks 170th and Viet Nam ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.