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

0.002 units per person, with Viet Nam ahead.

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

45 years are reported by both, from 1977 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.

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

Malaysia

0.0859 units per person

in 2024

Viet Nam

0.0879 units per person

in 2024

Malaysia rank

115th

Viet Nam rank

113th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

Malaysia
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 0.0879 units per person against 0.0859 units per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 115th and Viet Nam ranks 113th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1591 units per person	0.1518 units per person	0.0073 units per person	Malaysia
1980s	0.1453 units per person	0.1403 units per person	0.005 units per person	Malaysia
1990s	0.1367 units per person	0.136 units per person	0.0007 units per person	Malaysia
2000s	0.1231 units per person	0.1017 units per person	0.0214 units per person	Malaysia
2010s	0.1022 units per person	0.0816 units per person	0.0206 units per person	Malaysia
2020s	0.0884 units per person	0.0901 units per person	0.0017 units per person	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Malaysia or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 0.0879 units per person against 0.0859 units per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Malaysia and Viet Nam?: 0.002 units per person, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Viet Nam?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Viet Nam rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?: Malaysia ranks 115th 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.