Viet Nam vs WB: Late-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Viet Nam
5.31 years
in 2024
WB: Late-demographic Dividend
5.57 years
in 2024
Viet Nam rank
151st
WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank
150th

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Viet Nam
  • WB: Late-demographic Dividend
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How they compare

WB: Late-demographic Dividend currently reports 5.57 years against 5.31 years in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.26 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Viet Nam ranks 151st and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 150th of 218 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Viet Nam averaged higher in 4 and WB: Late-demographic Dividend in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Viet Nam WB: Late-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 6.07 years 5.08 years 0.9856 years Viet Nam
1980s 5.43 years 5.21 years 0.2216 years Viet Nam
1990s 5.61 years 5.06 years 0.5445 years Viet Nam
2000s 5.29 years 5.22 years 0.0695 years Viet Nam
2010s 5.16 years 5.56 years 0.4047 years WB: Late-demographic Dividend
2020s 5.22 years 5.59 years 0.3745 years WB: Late-demographic Dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Viet Nam or WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
WB: Late-demographic Dividend, at 5.57 years against 5.31 years in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Viet Nam and WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
0.26 years, with WB: Late-demographic Dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Viet Nam and WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Viet Nam and WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Viet Nam ranks 151st and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 150th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
439 places, 17,962 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release