Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 99.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
99.2%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
88th
of 188 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2018
All-time low
79.1%
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Viet Nam, 1998–2019

0204060801001998200820191998: 79.1 %1999: 83 %2000: 84.4 %2001: 85.6 %2002: 88.6 %2003: 91.7 %2004: 92 %2005: 92.5 %2006: 89.8 %2007: 88.6 %2008: 86.4 %2009: 86.6 %2010: 84.9 %2011: 88.4 %2012: 90.9 %2013: 91.8 %2014: 93.9 %2015: 97 %2016: 97.8 %2017: 98.8 %2018: 99.7 %2019: 99.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 99.2% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2019.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Viet Nam peaked at 99.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 1998.

That places Viet Nam 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) in Viet Nam, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 79.1%
1999 83.0% +5.0%
2000 84.4% +1.7%
2001 85.6% +1.4%
2002 88.6% +3.5%
2003 91.7% +3.5%
2004 92.0% +0.3%
2005 92.5% +0.6%
2006 89.8% -3.0%
2007 88.6% -1.3%
2008 86.4% -2.5%
2009 86.6% +0.2%
2010 84.9% -2.0%
2011 88.4% +4.2%
2012 90.9% +2.8%
2013 91.8% +1.1%
2014 93.9% +2.2%
2015 97.0% +3.3%
2016 97.8% +0.8%
2017 98.8% +0.9%
2018 99.7% +1.0%
2019 99.2% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81.1% 79.1% 83.0% 2
2000s 88.6% 84.4% 92.5% 10
2010s 94.2% 84.9% 99.7% 10

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 85 Barbados 99.6% compare
  2. 86 South Africa 99.5% compare
  3. 87 Brazil 99.3% compare
  4. 89 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 98.8% compare
  5. 90 Kuwait 98.8% compare
  6. 91 Gibraltar 98.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Viet Nam?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Viet Nam was 99.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 1998.
How does Viet Nam rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Viet Nam ranks 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.