Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Vietnam

Vietnam: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) was 177,944 number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
177,944 number
Change on year
down 20.7%
World rank
18th
of 140 countries
All-time high
552,181 number
in 2011
All-time low
155,911 number
in 2000
Years of data
16
1998–2016

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Vietnam, 1998–2016

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k1998200720161998: 164.8k number1999: 166.5k number2000: 155.9k number2001: 161.3k number2002: 171.5k number2003: 185.2k number2005: 290.6k number2007: 359.4k number2008: 387.6k number2009: 411.7k number2010: 465.4k number2011: 552.2k number2013: 378.3k number2014: 264.9k number2015: 224.5k number2016: 177.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 177,944 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2016.

That represents a change of down 20.7% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Vietnam peaked at 552,181 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 155,911 number, in 2000.

That places Vietnam 18th out of 140 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Vietnam, 1998 to 2016.
Year number Change
1998 164,830 number —
1999 166,468 number +1.0%
2000 155,911 number -6.3%
2001 161,276 number +3.4%
2002 171,549 number +6.4%
2003 185,169 number +7.9%
2005 290,650 number +57.0%
2007 359,352 number +23.6%
2008 387,632 number +7.9%
2009 411,707 number +6.2%
2010 465,379 number +13.0%
2011 552,181 number +18.7%
2013 378,253 number -31.5%
2014 264,878 number -30.0%
2015 224,506 number -15.2%
2016 177,944 number -20.7%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 177,944 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,612 number, 16.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 177,944 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36,294 number, 4.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 165,649 number 164,830 number 166,468 number 2
2000s 265,406 number 155,911 number 411,707 number 8
2010s 343,857 number 177,944 number 552,181 number 6

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 15 Malaysia 194,966 number compare
  2. 16 Thailand 193,324 number compare
  3. 17 Saudi Arabia 180,458 number compare
  4. 19 Canada 167,515 number compare
  5. 20 Chile 158,116 number compare
  6. 21 South Africa 151,500 number compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Vietnam?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Vietnam was 177,944 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 552,181 number in 2011.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 155,911 number in 2000.
How does Vietnam rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Vietnam ranks 18th out of 140 countries with data for 2016.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).