Afghanistan vs Viet Nam: School age population, primary education, female

Afghanistan
3.12 million number
in 2020
Viet Nam
3.51 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
22nd
Viet Nam rank
19th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Viet Nam
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197019952020

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 3.51 million number against 3.12 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 388,860 number.

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Viet Nam ranks 19th of 206 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 973,162 number 3.23 million number 2.26 million number Viet Nam
1980s 1.00 million number 3.73 million number 2.73 million number Viet Nam
1990s 1.39 million number 4.25 million number 2.86 million number Viet Nam
2000s 2.11 million number 3.92 million number 1.82 million number Viet Nam
2010s 2.87 million number 3.29 million number 415,047 number Viet Nam
2020s 3.12 million number 3.51 million number 388,860 number Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Afghanistan or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 3.51 million number against 3.12 million number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Afghanistan and Viet Nam?
388,860 number, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Viet Nam?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Viet Nam rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Viet Nam ranks 19th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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