What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Vietnam?

The highest recorded value was 4.08 years in 1998.

What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Vietnam?

The lowest recorded value was 2.44 years in 1990.

How does Vietnam rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?

Vietnam ranks 142nd out of 198 countries with data for 1998.

Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Vietnam?

Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. 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 School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Vietnam

Name: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Vietnam
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Vietnam: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 4.08 years in 1998. ▲ Rising

Latest (1998)

4.08 years

World rank

142nd

of 198 countries

All-time high

4.08 years

in 1998

All-time low

2.44 years

in 1990

Years of data

1976–1998

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Vietnam, 1976–1998

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 1998, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Vietnam stood at 4.08 years. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 66.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Vietnam peaked at 4.08 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.44 years, in 1990.

Vietnam ranks 142nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	2.57 years	2.51 years	2.64 years	2
1980s	3.04 years	3.04 years	3.04 years	1
1990s	3.26 years	2.44 years	4.08 years	2

Countries ranked near Vietnam

139 Bahamas 4.16 years compare
140 Myanmar 4.11 years compare
141 Benin 4.1 years compare
143 Maldives 4.07 years compare
144 Botswana 4 years compare
145 British Virgin Islands 3.92 years compare

See the full ranking of 198 places →

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Vietnam?: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Vietnam was 4.08 years in 1998, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Vietnam?: The highest recorded value was 4.08 years in 1998.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Vietnam?: The lowest recorded value was 2.44 years in 1990.
How does Vietnam rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?: Vietnam ranks 142nd out of 198 countries with data for 1998.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Vietnam?: Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. 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 School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 6,439 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level 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.