What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between India and Viet Nam?

0.0017 units per person, with Viet Nam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Viet Nam?

45 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Viet Nam: Primary education, pupils, per capita

India

0.0862 units per person

in 2025

Viet Nam

0.0879 units per person

in 2024

India rank

114th

Viet Nam rank

113th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

India
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 0.0879 units per person against 0.0862 units per person in India, a difference of 0.0017 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Viet Nam ahead.

India ranks 114th and Viet Nam ranks 113th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1044 units per person	0.1527 units per person	0.0483 units per person	Viet Nam
1980s	0.1084 units per person	0.1397 units per person	0.0313 units per person	Viet Nam
1990s	0.1117 units per person	0.1364 units per person	0.0248 units per person	Viet Nam
2000s	0.1106 units per person	0.104 units per person	0.0066 units per person	India
2010s	0.0984 units per person	0.0816 units per person	0.0168 units per person	India
2020s	0.0904 units per person	0.0901 units per person	0.0003 units per person	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, India or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 0.0879 units per person against 0.0862 units per person in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between India and Viet Nam?: 0.0017 units per person, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Viet Nam?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do India and Viet Nam rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?: India ranks 114th and Viet Nam ranks 113th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 02 September 2026

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.