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

Türkiye
1.36 million number
in 2020
Viet Nam
1.45 million number
in 2020
Türkiye rank
18th
Viet Nam rank
16th

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

  • Türkiye
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.45 million number against 1.36 million number in Türkiye, a difference of 91,440 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Türkiye ranks 18th 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 Türkiye Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 943,744 number 1.26 million number 321,116 number Viet Nam
1980s 1.15 million number 1.48 million number 326,322 number Viet Nam
1990s 1.29 million number 1.69 million number 406,640 number Viet Nam
2000s 1.28 million number 1.70 million number 423,064 number Viet Nam
2010s 1.32 million number 1.34 million number 17,235 number Viet Nam
2020s 1.36 million number 1.45 million number 91,440 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, Türkiye or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.45 million number against 1.36 million number in Türkiye as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Türkiye and Viet Nam?
91,440 number, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and Viet Nam?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Türkiye and Viet Nam rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Türkiye ranks 18th 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.