Egypt vs Viet Nam: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Egypt
38.0%
in 2025
Viet Nam
37.6%
in 2024
Egypt rank
103rd
Viet Nam rank
106th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Egypt
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 38.0% against 37.6% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 103rd and Viet Nam ranks 106th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.5% | 2.1% | 12.4% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 2.4% | 14.0% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 5.2% | 12.6% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 15.2% | 13.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 27.5% | 2.6% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 39.3% | 2.5% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Egypt or Viet Nam?
- Egypt, at 38.0% against 37.6% in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Egypt and Viet Nam?
- 0.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Viet Nam?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Viet Nam rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 103rd and Viet Nam ranks 106th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). 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