Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam
Vietnam: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9617 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.9617 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam peaked at 1.02 index in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.9049 index, in 1978.
That places Vietnam 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 index | — |
| 1977 | 1.02 index | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9049 index | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.948 index | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9397 index | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.9241 index | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9468 index | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9369 index | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9911 index | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.988 index | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9516 index | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9335 index | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9519 index | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9504 index | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9458 index | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9455 index | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9396 index | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9464 index | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9641 index | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9602 index | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9586 index | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9325 index | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9367 index | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9862 index | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9604 index | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9768 index | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9828 index | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.994 index | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9777 index | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9641 index | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.95 index | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9518 index | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9519 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9617 index | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9579 index | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9617 index | +0.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.9617 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.9617 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 index, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9678 index | 0.9049 index | 1.02 index | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9369 index | 0.9241 index | 0.9468 index | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.966 index | 0.9335 index | 0.9911 index | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9514 index | 0.9396 index | 0.9641 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9661 index | 0.9325 index | 0.994 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.957 index | 0.9518 index | 0.9617 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Vietnam was 0.9617 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 1977.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9049 index in 1978.
- How does Vietnam rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Vietnam ranks 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.