Japan vs Viet Nam: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled

Japan
440,864
in 2023
Viet Nam
380,535
in 2024
Japan rank
12th
Viet Nam rank
14th

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled over time

  • Japan
  • Viet Nam
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197119972024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 440,864 against 380,535 in Viet Nam, a difference of 60,329.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 14th of 204 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 416,528 215,504 201,024 Japan
1980s 466,101 227,200 238,900 Japan
1990s 432,155 286,813 145,342 Japan
2010s 415,806 391,726 24,079 Japan
2020s 439,116 380,945 58,170 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, gaps filled, Japan or Viet Nam?
Japan, at 440,864 against 380,535 in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, gaps filled between Japan and Viet Nam?
60,329, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Viet Nam?
35 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Japan and Viet Nam rank globally for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 14th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 10,197 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers with 728 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.