Brazil vs Viet Nam: Average years of schooling
Brazil
8.13 years
in 2020
Viet Nam
8.37 years
in 2020
Brazil rank
103rd
Viet Nam rank
101st
Average years of schooling over time
- Brazil
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 8.37 years against 8.13 years in Brazil, a difference of 0.24 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 103rd and Viet Nam ranks 101st of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 9 and Viet Nam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.46 years | 0.3532 years | 0.1068 years | Brazil |
| 1880s | 0.55 years | 0.3532 years | 0.1968 years | Brazil |
| 1890s | 0.64 years | 0.3532 years | 0.2868 years | Brazil |
| 1900s | 0.742 years | 0.4108 years | 0.3312 years | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.868 years | 0.4343 years | 0.4337 years | Brazil |
| 1920s | 1.21 years | 0.8271 years | 0.3808 years | Brazil |
| 1930s | 1.55 years | 1.79 years | 0.2473 years | Viet Nam |
| 1950s | 2.52 years | 2.76 years | 0.2431 years | Viet Nam |
| 1960s | 3.21 years | 3.38 years | 0.165 years | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 3.82 years | 4.56 years | 0.7364 years | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 5.22 years | 5.26 years | 0.0308 years | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 6.85 years | 4.48 years | 2.37 years | Brazil |
| 2000s | 7.74 years | 5.56 years | 2.18 years | Brazil |
| 2010s | 7.95 years | 7.26 years | 0.6896 years | Brazil |
| 2020s | 8.13 years | 8.37 years | 0.2415 years | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Brazil or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 8.37 years against 8.13 years in Brazil as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Brazil and Viet Nam?
- 0.24 years, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Viet Nam?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Viet Nam rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Brazil ranks 103rd and Viet Nam ranks 101st of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.