Philippines vs Viet Nam: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Philippines
4.17 million number
in 2020
Viet Nam
3.89 million number
in 2020
Philippines rank
16th
Viet Nam rank
17th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Philippines
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 4.17 million number against 3.89 million number in Viet Nam, a difference of 287,840 number.

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

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

Philippines ranks 16th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 943,420 number 3.26 million number 2.32 million number Viet Nam
1980s 1.18 million number 3.98 million number 2.80 million number Viet Nam
1990s 1.48 million number 4.61 million number 3.13 million number Viet Nam
2000s 1.85 million number 5.29 million number 3.45 million number Viet Nam
2010s 2.47 million number 4.42 million number 1.95 million number Viet Nam
2020s 4.17 million number 3.89 million number 287,840 number Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Philippines or Viet Nam?
Philippines, at 4.17 million number against 3.89 million number in Viet Nam as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Philippines and Viet Nam?
287,840 number, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Viet Nam?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Philippines and Viet Nam rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Philippines ranks 16th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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