China vs Viet Nam: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

China
100.3%
in 2010
Viet Nam
100.8%
in 2019
China rank
79th
Viet Nam rank
76th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • China
  • Viet Nam
0255075100199520072019

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 100.8% against 100.3% in China, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Viet Nam ahead.

China ranks 79th and Viet Nam ranks 76th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 79.0% 79.7% 0.7% Viet Nam
2000s 91.0% 86.2% 4.8% China
2010s 100.3% 87.0% 13.3% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, China or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 100.8% against 100.3% in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between China and Viet Nam?
0.5%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Viet Nam?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2010.
How do China and Viet Nam rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
China ranks 79th and Viet Nam ranks 76th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.