School age population, early childhood educational development in Vietnam

Vietnam: School age population, early childhood educational development was 2.51 million number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
2.51 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
5th
of 92 countries
All-time high
2.51 million number
in 2019
All-time low
2.40 million number
in 2014
Years of data
7
2013–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Vietnam, 2013–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M2013201620192013: 2.4M number2014: 2.4M number2015: 2.4M number2016: 2.4M number2017: 2.4M number2018: 2.5M number2019: 2.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 2.51 million number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

That places Vietnam 5th out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number) in Vietnam, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 2.40 million number
2014 2.40 million number -0.1%
2015 2.41 million number +0.6%
2016 2.43 million number +0.7%
2017 2.43 million number +0.1%
2018 2.47 million number +1.4%
2019 2.51 million number +1.8%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 2.51 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 141,248 number, 17.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 2.51 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 462,906 number, 5.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 2 Indonesia 10.00 million number compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 5.17 million number
  3. 4 Mexico 3.39 million number compare
  4. 6 South Africa 1.74 million number compare
  5. 7 Myanmar 1.38 million number compare
  6. 8 Turkey 1.37 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Vietnam?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Vietnam was 2.51 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 2.51 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 2.40 million number in 2014.
How does Vietnam rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Vietnam ranks 5th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/