Bangladesh vs Viet Nam: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Bangladesh
3.58 million number
in 2018
Viet Nam
4.42 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
10th
Viet Nam rank
9th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Viet Nam
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M197219952019

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 4.42 million number against 3.58 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 836,850 number.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 10th and Viet Nam ranks 9th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 2.32 million number 1.85 million number 465,580 number Bangladesh
1990s 1.96 million number 2.17 million number 217,210 number Viet Nam
2000s 1.31 million number 2.26 million number 945,419 number Viet Nam
2010s 2.83 million number 3.75 million number 922,170 number Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 4.42 million number against 3.58 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Viet Nam?
836,850 number, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Viet Nam?
17 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Viet Nam rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 10th and Viet Nam ranks 9th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.