Population of compulsory school age, female in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Population of compulsory school age, female was 6.79 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
6.79 million number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
17th
of 186 countries
All-time high
7.46 million number
in 2005
All-time low
4.12 million number
in 2004
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1998200820191998: 4.4M number1999: 4.5M number2000: 4.5M number2001: 4.5M number2002: 4.4M number2003: 4.3M number2004: 4.1M number2005: 7.5M number2006: 7.2M number2007: 6.9M number2008: 6.6M number2009: 6.3M number2010: 6.1M number2011: 5.9M number2012: 5.8M number2013: 5.8M number2014: 5.8M number2015: 6.5M number2016: 6.6M number2017: 6.6M number2018: 6.7M number2019: 6.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 6.79 million number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Viet Nam peaked at 7.46 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.12 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.45 million number 4.43 million number 4.46 million number 2
2000s 5.62 million number 4.12 million number 7.46 million number 10
2010s 6.25 million number 5.76 million number 6.79 million number 10

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 14 Kenya 7.84 million number compare
  2. 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.28 million number compare
  3. 16 Bangladesh 7.24 million number compare
  4. 18 Iran 5.45 million number compare
  5. 19 Tanzania 5.31 million number compare
  6. 20 Argentina 4.98 million number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Viet Nam?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Viet Nam was 6.79 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 7.46 million number in 2005.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 4.12 million number in 2004.
How does Viet Nam rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Viet Nam ranks 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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

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