Thailand vs Viet Nam: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Thailand
1.02 million number
in 2016
Viet Nam
1.06 million number
in 2016
Thailand rank
22nd
Viet Nam rank
20th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Thailand
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.06 million number against 1.02 million number in Thailand, a difference of 39,360 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Thailand ahead.

Thailand ranks 22nd and Viet Nam ranks 20th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 100,304 number 66,904 number 33,400 number Thailand
1990s 845,581 number 462,443 number 383,138 number Thailand
2000s 1.06 million number 653,070 number 410,052 number Thailand
2010s 1.06 million number 1.14 million number 77,092 number Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Thailand or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.06 million number against 1.02 million number in Thailand as of 2016.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Thailand and Viet Nam?
39,360 number, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Viet Nam?
17 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do Thailand and Viet Nam rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Thailand ranks 22nd and Viet Nam ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.