Türkiye vs Viet Nam: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Türkiye
5.41 million number
in 2020
Viet Nam
5.52 million number
in 2020
Türkiye rank
16th
Viet Nam rank
13th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Türkiye
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 5.52 million number against 5.41 million number in Türkiye, a difference of 118,640 number.

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

Türkiye ranks 16th and Viet Nam ranks 13th of 205 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 2.70 million number 4.11 million number 1.41 million number Viet Nam
1980s 3.30 million number 5.68 million number 2.38 million number Viet Nam
1990s 3.81 million number 6.50 million number 2.69 million number Viet Nam
2000s 3.81 million number 7.09 million number 3.29 million number Viet Nam
2010s 4.92 million number 5.40 million number 477,984 number Viet Nam
2020s 5.41 million number 5.52 million number 118,640 number Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Türkiye or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 5.52 million number against 5.41 million number in Türkiye as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Türkiye and Viet Nam?
118,640 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, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Türkiye ranks 16th and Viet Nam ranks 13th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.