How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Viet Nam?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Viet Nam: School age population, pre-primary education, male

Nigeria

3.10 million number

in 2019

Viet Nam

2.43 million number

in 2019

Nigeria rank

12th

Viet Nam rank

14th

School age population, pre-primary education, male over time

Nigeria
Viet Nam

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.10 million number against 2.43 million number in Viet Nam, a difference of 674,500 number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 14th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.96 million number	2.20 million number	764,361 number	Nigeria
1980s	4.09 million number	2.49 million number	1.60 million number	Nigeria
1990s	4.73 million number	2.79 million number	1.93 million number	Nigeria
2000s	2.09 million number	2.20 million number	109,805 number	Viet Nam
2010s	2.78 million number	2.31 million number	472,678 number	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, male, Nigeria or Viet Nam?: Nigeria, at 3.10 million number against 2.43 million number in Viet Nam as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, male between Nigeria and Viet Nam?: 674,500 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Viet Nam?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Nigeria and Viet Nam rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, male?: Nigeria ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 14th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, 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, pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.