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

Kenya
4.13 million number
in 2020
Viet Nam
3.51 million number
in 2020
Kenya rank
16th
Viet Nam rank
19th

School age population, primary education, female over time

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

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4.13 million number against 3.51 million number in Viet Nam, a difference of 615,830 number.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Kenya ranks 16th and Viet Nam ranks 19th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 1.22 million number 3.23 million number 2.01 million number Viet Nam
1980s 1.82 million number 3.73 million number 1.91 million number Viet Nam
1990s 2.49 million number 4.25 million number 1.76 million number Viet Nam
2000s 3.02 million number 3.92 million number 902,185 number Viet Nam
2010s 3.84 million number 3.29 million number 553,903 number Kenya
2020s 4.13 million number 3.51 million number 615,830 number Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Kenya or Viet Nam?
Kenya, at 4.13 million number against 3.51 million number in Viet Nam as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Kenya and Viet Nam?
615,830 number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Viet Nam?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Viet Nam rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Kenya ranks 16th 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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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.