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

Viet Nam: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 804,343 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
804,343 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
16th
of 206 countries
All-time high
945,708 number
in 1998
All-time low
659,511 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Viet Nam stood at 804,343 number.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Viet Nam peaked at 945,708 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 659,511 number, in 1970.

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, male in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Viet Nam, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 659,511 number
1971 668,756 number +1.4%
1972 679,123 number +1.6%
1973 688,011 number +1.3%
1974 696,142 number +1.2%
1975 704,413 number +1.2%
1976 713,589 number +1.3%
1977 725,050 number +1.6%
1978 738,570 number +1.9%
1979 752,800 number +1.9%
1980 766,169 number +1.8%
1981 776,788 number +1.4%
1982 785,450 number +1.1%
1983 791,515 number +0.8%
1984 796,474 number +0.6%
1985 801,897 number +0.7%
1986 809,817 number +1.0%
1987 821,429 number +1.4%
1988 836,098 number +1.8%
1989 852,388 number +1.9%
1990 868,703 number +1.9%
1991 882,911 number +1.6%
1992 897,111 number +1.6%
1993 910,237 number +1.5%
1994 921,586 number +1.2%
1995 930,799 number +1.0%
1996 937,291 number +0.7%
1997 941,993 number +0.5%
1998 945,708 number +0.4%
1999 945,429 number -0.0%
2000 937,650 number -0.8%
2001 918,916 number -2.0%
2002 887,256 number -3.4%
2003 838,308 number -5.5%
2004 781,883 number -6.7%
2005 727,900 number -6.9%
2006 688,802 number -5.4%
2007 666,413 number -3.3%
2008 660,410 number -0.9%
2009 665,690 number +0.8%
2010 677,074 number +1.7%
2011 686,618 number +1.4%
2012 698,450 number +1.7%
2013 715,099 number +2.4%
2014 734,222 number +2.7%
2015 753,621 number +2.6%
2016 770,505 number +2.2%
2017 784,340 number +1.8%
2018 793,556 number +1.2%
2019 799,663 number +0.8%
2020 804,343 number +0.6%

Viet Nam compared with similar countries

  • Viet Nam's 804,343 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 13.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Viet Nam's 804,343 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 51.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 702,596 number 659,511 number 752,800 number 10
1980s 803,802 number 766,169 number 852,388 number 10
1990s 918,177 number 868,703 number 945,708 number 10
2000s 777,323 number 660,410 number 937,650 number 10
2010s 741,315 number 677,074 number 799,663 number 10
2020s 804,343 number 804,343 number 804,343 number 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 13 Mexico 1.15 million number compare
  2. 14 Russian Federation 944,163 number compare
  3. 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 871,757 number compare
  4. 17 Uganda 729,007 number compare
  5. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 714,329 number compare
  6. 19 Kenya 703,585 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Viet Nam?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Viet Nam was 804,343 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 945,708 number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 659,511 number in 1970.
How does Viet Nam rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Viet Nam ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (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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Male 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.