What is the difference in percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology between Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Viet Nam?

0.6%, with Lao People’s Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Viet Nam?

5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lao People’s Democratic Republic vs Viet Nam: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

77.5%

in 2018

Viet Nam

76.9%

in 2016

Lao People’s Democratic Republic rank

51st

Viet Nam rank

53rd

Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology over time

Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Viet Nam

How they compare

Lao People’s Democratic Republic currently reports 77.5% against 76.9% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Lao People’s Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 51st and Viet Nam ranks 53rd of 98 countries.

Lao People’s Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People’s Democratic Republic	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
2000s	86.2%	76.2%	10.0%	Lao People’s Democratic Republic
2010s	87.9%	75.0%	12.9%	Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology, Lao People’s Democratic Republic or Viet Nam?: Lao People’s Democratic Republic, at 77.5% against 76.9% in Viet Nam as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology between Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Viet Nam?: 0.6%, with Lao People’s Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Viet Nam?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
How do Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Viet Nam rank globally for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology?: Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 51st and Viet Nam ranks 53rd of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 98 places, 1,156 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.