Spain vs Viet Nam: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Spain
2.44 million
in 2024
Viet Nam
2.49 million
in 2024
Spain rank
22nd
Viet Nam rank
20th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Spain
  • Viet Nam
01.0M2.0M3.0M197119972024

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 2.49 million against 2.44 million in Spain, a difference of 43,260.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 22nd and Viet Nam ranks 20th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 603,644 109,798 493,846 Spain
1980s 904,964 140,382 764,582 Spain
1990s 1.49 million 326,306 1.16 million Spain
2000s 1.81 million 1.20 million 614,780 Spain
2010s 1.98 million 2.20 million 218,206 Viet Nam
2020s 2.31 million 2.50 million 195,686 Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Spain or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 2.49 million against 2.44 million in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Spain and Viet Nam?
43,260, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Viet Nam?
45 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Spain and Viet Nam rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Spain ranks 22nd and Viet Nam ranks 20th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.