Sub-Saharan Africa vs Viet Nam: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Sub-Saharan Africa
86.4%
in 2018
Viet Nam
108.0%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
42nd
Viet Nam rank
39th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Viet Nam
0255075100199720082019

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 108.0% against 86.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 21.6%.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd and Viet Nam ranks 39th of 45 groups.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 69.6% 101.0% 31.4% Viet Nam
2000s 79.5% 97.0% 17.5% Viet Nam
2010s 86.8% 102.3% 15.5% Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Sub-Saharan Africa or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 108.0% against 86.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam?
21.6%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd and Viet Nam ranks 39th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary and 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.