What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?

374,800 number, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Vietnam: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Democratic Republic of Congo

14.68 million number

in 2019

Vietnam

14.31 million number

in 2019

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

16th

Vietnam rank

17th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Vietnam

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 14.68 million number against 14.31 million number in Vietnam, a difference of 374,800 number.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Vietnam ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th and Vietnam ranks 17th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.44 million number	9.13 million number	1.69 million number	Vietnam
2000s	8.85 million number	11.53 million number	2.68 million number	Vietnam
2010s	12.55 million number	13.03 million number	473,080 number	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Democratic Republic of Congo or Vietnam?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 14.68 million number against 14.31 million number in Vietnam as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?: 374,800 number, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th and Vietnam 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: 21 August 2026

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