What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam?

99.50 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Viet Nam: Population of compulsory school age, female

Sub-Saharan Africa

106.29 million number

in 2019

Viet Nam

6.79 million number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

15th

Viet Nam rank

17th

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Viet Nam

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 106.29 million number against 6.79 million number in Viet Nam, a difference of 99.50 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 15.7 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 43 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	41.21 million number	4.45 million number	36.76 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	60.44 million number	5.62 million number	54.82 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	94.88 million number	6.25 million number	88.63 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or Viet Nam?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 106.29 million number against 6.79 million number in Viet Nam as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam?: 99.50 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (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, female (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 female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.