Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 14.31 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
14.31 million number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
17th
of 186 countries
All-time high
15.29 million number
in 2005
All-time low
8.44 million number
in 2004
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Viet Nam, 1998–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M1998200820191998: 9.1M number1999: 9.2M number2000: 9.2M number2001: 9.2M number2002: 9.1M number2003: 8.8M number2004: 8.4M number2005: 15.3M number2006: 14.7M number2007: 14.1M number2008: 13.5M number2009: 13.0M number2010: 12.5M number2011: 12.2M number2012: 12.0M number2013: 11.9M number2014: 12.0M number2015: 13.5M number2016: 13.7M number2017: 13.9M number2018: 14.1M number2019: 14.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Viet Nam stood at 14.31 million number.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Viet Nam peaked at 15.29 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.44 million number, in 2004.

That places Viet Nam 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) in Viet Nam, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 9.09 million number
1999 9.16 million number +0.7%
2000 9.19 million number +0.3%
2001 9.15 million number -0.4%
2002 9.06 million number -1.0%
2003 8.82 million number -2.6%
2004 8.44 million number -4.3%
2005 15.29 million number +81.2%
2006 14.73 million number -3.7%
2007 14.13 million number -4.1%
2008 13.53 million number -4.2%
2009 12.99 million number -4.0%
2010 12.55 million number -3.4%
2011 12.23 million number -2.5%
2012 12.01 million number -1.8%
2013 11.94 million number -0.6%
2014 11.97 million number +0.3%
2015 13.54 million number +13.1%
2016 13.70 million number +1.2%
2017 13.90 million number +1.4%
2018 14.11 million number +1.5%
2019 14.31 million number +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.13 million number 9.09 million number 9.16 million number 2
2000s 11.53 million number 8.44 million number 15.29 million number 10
2010s 13.03 million number 11.94 million number 14.31 million number 10

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 14 Kenya 15.80 million number compare
  2. 15 Bangladesh 14.80 million number compare
  3. 16 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.68 million number compare
  4. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 11.19 million number compare
  5. 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 10.74 million number compare
  6. 20 Argentina 10.15 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Viet Nam?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Viet Nam was 14.31 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 15.29 million number in 2005.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 8.44 million number in 2004.
How does Viet Nam rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Viet Nam ranks 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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