South Africa vs Viet Nam: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male

South Africa
99.5%
in 2018
Viet Nam
99.2%
in 2019
South Africa rank
86th
Viet Nam rank
88th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

  • South Africa
  • Viet Nam
0255075100199820082019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 99.5% against 99.2% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 86th and Viet Nam ranks 88th of 188 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 90.0% 81.1% 8.9% South Africa
2000s 91.0% 88.6% 2.4% South Africa
2010s 103.1% 93.9% 9.2% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, South Africa or Viet Nam?
South Africa, at 99.5% against 99.2% in Viet Nam as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between South Africa and Viet Nam?
0.3%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Viet Nam?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do South Africa and Viet Nam rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
South Africa ranks 86th and Viet Nam ranks 88th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.