Philippines vs Viet Nam: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Philippines
83.1%
in 2025
Viet Nam
87.5%
in 2025
Philippines rank
90th
Viet Nam rank
87th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Philippines
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 87.5% against 83.1% in Philippines, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Philippines ranks 90th and Viet Nam ranks 87th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.9% | 54.1% | 0.2% | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 48.3% | 13.3% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 66.1% | 1.6% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 73.9% | 76.8% | 3.0% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 84.8% | 3.1% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Philippines or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 87.5% against 83.1% in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Philippines and Viet Nam?
- 4.4%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Viet Nam?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Viet Nam rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Philippines ranks 90th and Viet Nam ranks 87th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release