ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs Viet Nam: School age population, one year before the official primary entry

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
31.71 million
in 2024
Viet Nam
773,599
in 2025
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
15th
Viet Nam rank
16th

School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) currently reports 31.71 million against 773,599 in Viet Nam, a difference of 30.94 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s figure about 41.0 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 22.13 million 658,580 21.47 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1980s 24.91 million 819,650 24.10 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1990s 27.53 million 899,824 26.63 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2000s 29.12 million 729,333 28.39 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2010s 31.42 million 803,289 30.62 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2020s 32.04 million 824,916 31.21 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before the official primary entry, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or Viet Nam?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), at 31.71 million against 773,599 in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before the official primary entry between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Viet Nam?
30.94 million, with ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Viet Nam?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Viet Nam rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,763 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release