Thailand vs Viet Nam: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

Thailand
9.7 years
in 2019
Viet Nam
9.68 years
in 2019
Thailand rank
57th
Viet Nam rank
58th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male over time

  • Thailand
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 9.7 years against 9.68 years in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Thailand ranks 57th and Viet Nam ranks 58th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2000s 8.63 years 8.71 years 0.0873 years Viet Nam
2010s 9.27 years 9.25 years 0.0185 years Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, Thailand or Viet Nam?
Thailand, at 9.7 years against 9.68 years in Viet Nam as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Thailand and Viet Nam?
0.02 years, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Viet Nam?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Thailand and Viet Nam rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Thailand ranks 57th and Viet Nam ranks 58th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,493 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.