Ethiopia vs Viet Nam: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Ethiopia
9.34 million number
in 2014
Viet Nam
6.87 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
11th
Viet Nam rank
14th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 9.34 million number against 6.87 million number in Viet Nam, a difference of 2.48 million number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 14th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 2.74 million number 4.46 million number 1.73 million number Viet Nam
1980s 3.25 million number 6.08 million number 2.83 million number Viet Nam
1990s 4.73 million number 7.20 million number 2.47 million number Viet Nam
2000s 6.66 million number 8.29 million number 1.64 million number Viet Nam
2010s 8.38 million number 8.88 million number 505,142 number Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Ethiopia or Viet Nam?
Ethiopia, at 9.34 million number against 6.87 million number in Viet Nam as of 2014.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and Viet Nam?
2.48 million number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Viet Nam?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and Viet Nam rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 14th of 203 countries.
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.