Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 718,730 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
718,730 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
16th
of 206 countries
All-time high
899,409 number
in 1999
All-time low
621,413 number
in 2008
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Viet Nam, 1970–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Viet Nam stood at 718,730 number.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Viet Nam peaked at 899,409 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 621,413 number, in 2008.

That places Viet Nam 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in Viet Nam, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 629,126 number
1971 638,181 number +1.4%
1972 648,783 number +1.7%
1973 658,020 number +1.4%
1974 666,420 number +1.3%
1975 674,620 number +1.2%
1976 683,220 number +1.3%
1977 694,442 number +1.6%
1978 707,378 number +1.9%
1979 720,794 number +1.9%
1980 733,314 number +1.7%
1981 743,199 number +1.3%
1982 751,279 number +1.1%
1983 756,847 number +0.7%
1984 761,280 number +0.6%
1985 766,000 number +0.6%
1986 772,896 number +0.9%
1987 783,247 number +1.3%
1988 796,296 number +1.7%
1989 810,795 number +1.8%
1990 825,376 number +1.8%
1991 838,152 number +1.5%
1992 851,170 number +1.6%
1993 863,557 number +1.5%
1994 874,544 number +1.3%
1995 883,679 number +1.0%
1996 890,248 number +0.7%
1997 895,104 number +0.5%
1998 899,128 number +0.4%
1999 899,409 number +0.0%
2000 892,598 number -0.8%
2001 875,299 number -1.9%
2002 844,734 number -3.5%
2003 797,497 number -5.6%
2004 742,914 number -6.8%
2005 690,442 number -7.1%
2006 652,082 number -5.6%
2007 628,982 number -3.5%
2008 621,413 number -1.2%
2009 624,381 number +0.5%
2010 632,820 number +1.4%
2011 638,896 number +1.0%
2012 645,708 number +1.1%
2013 655,615 number +1.5%
2014 667,314 number +1.8%
2015 679,643 number +1.8%
2016 691,227 number +1.7%
2017 701,146 number +1.4%
2018 708,416 number +1.0%
2019 713,944 number +0.8%
2020 718,730 number +0.7%

Viet Nam compared with similar countries

  • Viet Nam's 718,730 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 12.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Viet Nam's 718,730 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,052 number, 47.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 672,098 number 629,126 number 720,794 number 10
1980s 767,515 number 733,314 number 810,795 number 10
1990s 872,037 number 825,376 number 899,409 number 10
2000s 737,034 number 621,413 number 892,598 number 10
2010s 673,473 number 632,820 number 713,944 number 10
2020s 718,730 number 718,730 number 718,730 number 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 13 Mexico 1.10 million number compare
  2. 14 Russian Federation 895,310 number compare
  3. 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 851,820 number compare
  4. 17 Uganda 716,094 number compare
  5. 18 Kenya 694,451 number compare
  6. 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 672,835 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Viet Nam?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Viet Nam was 718,730 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 899,409 number in 1999.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 621,413 number in 2008.
How does Viet Nam rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
Viet Nam ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.