Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9617 index in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.9617 index
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
172nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.02 index
in 1977
All-time low
0.9049 index
in 1978
Years of data
36
1976–2024

Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Viet Nam, 1976–2024

00.250.50.7511976200020241976: 1 index1977: 1 index1978: 0.905 index1979: 0.948 index1980: 0.94 index1981: 0.924 index1985: 0.947 index1986: 0.937 index1991: 0.991 index1995: 0.988 index1998: 0.952 index1999: 0.933 index2000: 0.952 index2001: 0.95 index2002: 0.946 index2003: 0.945 index2004: 0.94 index2005: 0.946 index2006: 0.964 index2007: 0.96 index2009: 0.959 index2010: 0.933 index2011: 0.937 index2012: 0.986 index2013: 0.96 index2014: 0.977 index2015: 0.983 index2016: 0.994 index2017: 0.978 index2018: 0.964 index2019: 0.95 index2020: 0.952 index2021: 0.952 index2022: 0.962 index2023: 0.958 index2024: 0.962 index

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.

Analysis

Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 1.02 index in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.9049 index, in 1978.

That places Viet Nam 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Viet Nam, 1976 to 2024.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 Viet Nam

  1. 169 Uzbekistan 0.9668 index compare
  2. 170 Nepal 0.9653 index compare
  3. 171 Samoa 0.9626 index compare
  4. 173 Vanuatu 0.9617 index compare
  5. 174 Philippines 0.9613 index compare
  6. 175 Rwanda 0.9596 index compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Viet Nam?
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 1977.
What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9049 index in 1978.
How does Viet Nam rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
Viet Nam ranks 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Viet Nam 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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Indicator
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Unit
index
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 7,393 data points, 1970–2025
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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.