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

South Africa
2.37 million number
in 2019
Viet Nam
2.43 million number
in 2019
South Africa rank
15th
Viet Nam rank
14th

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

  • South Africa
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 2.43 million number against 2.37 million number in South Africa, a difference of 59,910 number.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 14th of 206 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 360,907 number 2.20 million number 1.84 million number Viet Nam
1980s 463,871 number 2.49 million number 2.03 million number Viet Nam
1990s 535,992 number 2.79 million number 2.26 million number Viet Nam
2000s 487,657 number 2.20 million number 1.71 million number Viet Nam
2010s 1.26 million number 2.31 million number 1.04 million number Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, male, South Africa or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 2.43 million number against 2.37 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, male between South Africa and Viet Nam?
59,910 number, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Viet Nam?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do South Africa and Viet Nam rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
South Africa ranks 15th 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

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