What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Bangladesh and Viet Nam?

490,200 number, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Viet Nam?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Viet Nam: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Bangladesh

14.80 million number

in 2019

Viet Nam

14.31 million number

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

15th

Viet Nam rank

17th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Bangladesh
Viet Nam

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 14.80 million number against 14.31 million number in Viet Nam, a difference of 490,200 number.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 186 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15.56 million number	9.13 million number	6.44 million number	Bangladesh
2000s	15.90 million number	11.53 million number	4.37 million number	Bangladesh
2010s	15.43 million number	13.03 million number	2.40 million number	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Bangladesh or Viet Nam?: Bangladesh, at 14.80 million number against 14.31 million number in Viet Nam as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Bangladesh and Viet Nam?: 490,200 number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Viet Nam?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Viet Nam rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Bangladesh ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.