Kenya vs Vietnam: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Kenya
1.40 million number
in 2020
Vietnam
1.54 million number
in 2020
Kenya rank
19th
Vietnam rank
16th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Kenya
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 1.54 million number against 1.40 million number in Kenya, a difference of 135,360 number.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 19th and Vietnam ranks 16th of 202 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 473,801 number 1.40 million number 928,624 number Vietnam
1980s 699,650 number 1.60 million number 895,958 number Vietnam
1990s 898,083 number 1.81 million number 908,041 number Vietnam
2000s 1.12 million number 1.47 million number 345,596 number Vietnam
2010s 1.37 million number 1.44 million number 73,316 number Vietnam
2020s 1.40 million number 1.54 million number 135,360 number Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Kenya or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 1.54 million number against 1.40 million number in Kenya as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Kenya and Vietnam?
135,360 number, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vietnam?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Vietnam rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Kenya ranks 19th and Vietnam ranks 16th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/