South Africa vs Viet Nam: School age population, upper secondary education, female

South Africa
1.45 million number
in 2020
Viet Nam
1.88 million number
in 2020
South Africa rank
18th
Viet Nam rank
17th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • South Africa
  • Viet Nam
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019952020

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.88 million number against 1.45 million number in South Africa, a difference of 423,020 number.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 205 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 520,737 number 1.60 million number 1.08 million number Viet Nam
1980s 668,432 number 1.96 million number 1.29 million number Viet Nam
1990s 1.00 million number 2.26 million number 1.26 million number Viet Nam
2000s 1.56 million number 2.58 million number 1.02 million number Viet Nam
2010s 1.46 million number 2.14 million number 685,434 number Viet Nam
2020s 1.45 million number 1.88 million number 423,020 number Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, South Africa or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.88 million number against 1.45 million number in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between South Africa and Viet Nam?
423,020 number, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Viet Nam?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do South Africa and Viet Nam rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
South Africa ranks 18th 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, 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, upper secondary education, female (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

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