Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 108.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
108.0%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
39th
of 188 countries
All-time high
108.0%
in 2019
All-time low
94.8%
in 2006
Years of data
21
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Viet Nam, 1998–2019

02550751001998200820191998: 100.7 %1999: 101.3 %2000: 99.9 %2001: 98.7 %2002: 98.1 %2003: 97.8 %2004: 97.2 %2005: 96.5 %2006: 94.8 %2007: 95 %2009: 95.2 %2010: 97 %2011: 99.7 %2012: 99.8 %2013: 101.6 %2014: 103.2 %2015: 104.2 %2016: 105.1 %2017: 104.3 %2018: 105.4 %2019: 108 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Viet Nam stood at 108.0%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Viet Nam peaked at 108.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 94.8%, in 2006.

That places Viet Nam 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Viet Nam, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 100.7%
1999 101.3% +0.6%
2000 99.9% -1.4%
2001 98.7% -1.2%
2002 98.1% -0.6%
2003 97.8% -0.3%
2004 97.2% -0.5%
2005 96.5% -0.7%
2006 94.8% -1.8%
2007 95.0% +0.3%
2009 95.2% +0.1%
2010 97.0% +2.0%
2011 99.7% +2.7%
2012 99.8% +0.2%
2013 101.6% +1.7%
2014 103.2% +1.6%
2015 104.2% +1.0%
2016 105.1% +0.8%
2017 104.3% -0.8%
2018 105.4% +1.1%
2019 108.0% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 101.0% 100.7% 101.3% 2
2000s 97.0% 94.8% 99.9% 9
2010s 102.8% 97.0% 108.0% 10

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 36 United Arab Emirates 108.4% compare
  2. 37 Spain 108.2% compare
  3. 38 Nicaragua 108.0% compare
  4. 40 Hong Kong 107.8% compare
  5. 41 Belize 107.5% compare
  6. 42 Rwanda 107.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Viet Nam?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Viet Nam was 108.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 108.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 94.8% in 2006.
How does Viet Nam rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Viet Nam ranks 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.