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

Kenya
3.20 million number
in 2016
Viet Nam
4.42 million number
in 2019
Kenya rank
11th
Viet Nam rank
9th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Kenya
  • Viet Nam
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M197719982019

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 4.42 million number against 3.20 million number in Kenya, a difference of 1.22 million number.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.4 times Kenya's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 9th of 199 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 648,082 number 1.65 million number 1.01 million number Viet Nam
1990s 991,762 number 1.81 million number 816,818 number Viet Nam
2000s 1.58 million number 2.36 million number 786,716 number Viet Nam
2010s 2.95 million number 3.67 million number 718,708 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, Kenya or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 4.42 million number against 3.20 million number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Kenya and Viet Nam?
1.22 million number, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Viet Nam?
29 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2016.
How do Kenya and Viet Nam rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Kenya ranks 11th 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.