Kenya vs Vietnam: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Kenya
1.40 million number
in 2020
Vietnam
1.52 million number
in 2020
Kenya rank
18th
Vietnam rank
16th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Kenya
  • Vietnam
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197019952020

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 1.52 million number against 1.40 million number in Kenya, a difference of 125,030 number.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 18th and Vietnam ranks 16th of 206 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 451,790 number 1.37 million number 922,905 number Vietnam
1980s 672,014 number 1.57 million number 899,303 number Vietnam
1990s 879,899 number 1.79 million number 910,315 number Vietnam
2000s 1.09 million number 1.51 million number 428,086 number Vietnam
2010s 1.35 million number 1.41 million number 66,522 number Vietnam
2020s 1.40 million number 1.52 million number 125,030 number Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Kenya or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 1.52 million number against 1.40 million number in Kenya as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Kenya and Vietnam?
125,030 number, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vietnam?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Vietnam rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Kenya ranks 18th and Vietnam ranks 16th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.