Kenya vs Viet Nam: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Kenya
1.37 million number
in 2020
Viet Nam
1.45 million number
in 2020
Kenya rank
17th
Viet Nam rank
16th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Kenya
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.45 million number against 1.37 million number in Kenya, a difference of 80,880 number.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

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

Kenya ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 363,031 number 1.26 million number 901,830 number Viet Nam
1980s 546,014 number 1.48 million number 932,582 number Viet Nam
1990s 781,554 number 1.69 million number 911,386 number Viet Nam
2000s 941,007 number 1.70 million number 760,790 number Viet Nam
2010s 1.23 million number 1.34 million number 114,969 number Viet Nam
2020s 1.37 million number 1.45 million number 80,880 number Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Kenya or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.45 million number against 1.37 million number in Kenya as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Kenya and Viet Nam?
80,880 number, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Viet Nam?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Viet Nam rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Kenya ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of 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
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.