Thailand vs Viet Nam: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Thailand
3.6%
in 2025
Viet Nam
3.8%
in 2025
Thailand rank
121st
Viet Nam rank
120th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Thailand
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 3.8% against 3.6% in Thailand, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Thailand ranks 121st and Viet Nam ranks 120th of 206 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 16.8% | 3.3% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 8.9% | 3.9% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 5.4% | 1.8% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Thailand or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 3.8% against 3.6% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Thailand and Viet Nam?
- 0.2%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Viet Nam?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and Viet Nam rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Thailand ranks 121st and Viet Nam ranks 120th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (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