United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs Viet Nam: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.91 million number
in 2020
Viet Nam
3.89 million number
in 2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
19th
Viet Nam rank
17th

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

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 3.89 million number against 2.91 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 971,970 number.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 3.30 million number 3.26 million number 45,931 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 3.59 million number 3.98 million number 396,381 number Viet Nam
1990s 2.82 million number 4.61 million number 1.79 million number Viet Nam
2000s 3.10 million number 5.29 million number 2.20 million number Viet Nam
2010s 3.02 million number 4.42 million number 1.40 million number Viet Nam
2020s 2.91 million number 3.89 million number 971,970 number Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 3.89 million number against 2.91 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Viet Nam?
971,970 number, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Viet Nam?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Viet Nam rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th 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.