How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam?

17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Viet Nam: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

Lao People's Democratic Republic

98.1%

in 2019

Viet Nam

99.6%

in 2019

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

22nd

Viet Nam rank

19th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 99.6% against 98.1% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd and Viet Nam ranks 19th of 59 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	98.1%	86.2%	11.9%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	95.7%	93.7%	2.0%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	97.9%	99.3%	1.4%	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 99.6% against 98.1% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam?: 1.5%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd and Viet Nam ranks 19th of 59 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 80 places, 762 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the lower secondary level.