East Asia & Pacific vs Viet Nam: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific
156.45 million number
in 2019
Viet Nam
6.87 million number
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific rank
11th
Viet Nam rank
14th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 156.45 million number against 6.87 million number in Viet Nam, a difference of 149.58 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 22.8 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 14th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 135.17 million number 4.46 million number 130.71 million number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 167.48 million number 6.08 million number 161.40 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 185.86 million number 7.20 million number 178.66 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 179.06 million number 8.29 million number 170.77 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 171.70 million number 8.27 million number 163.43 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific or Viet Nam?
East Asia & Pacific, at 156.45 million number against 6.87 million number in Viet Nam as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific and Viet Nam?
149.58 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Viet Nam?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Viet Nam rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 14th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.