SDG: Eastern Asia vs Viet Nam: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

SDG: Eastern Asia
5.74 years
in 2024
Viet Nam
6.54 years
in 2022
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
68th
Viet Nam rank
65th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • SDG: Eastern Asia
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 6.54 years against 5.74 years in SDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 0.8 years.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Eastern Asia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1976 it was SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.

SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 68th and Viet Nam ranks 65th of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, SDG: Eastern Asia averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Eastern Asia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 2.89 years 2.66 years 0.2347 years SDG: Eastern Asia
1980s 2.72 years 3.26 years 0.5335 years Viet Nam
1990s 3.18 years 3.22 years 0.0388 years Viet Nam
2000s 3.9 years 4.71 years 0.8196 years Viet Nam
2010s 5.36 years 6.47 years 1.12 years Viet Nam
2020s 5.6 years 6.55 years 0.9525 years Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, SDG: Eastern Asia or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 6.54 years against 5.74 years in SDG: Eastern Asia as of 2022.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between SDG: Eastern Asia and Viet Nam?
0.8 years, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Eastern Asia and Viet Nam?
15 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2022.
How do SDG: Eastern Asia and Viet Nam rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 68th and Viet Nam ranks 65th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,501 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release