ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) vs Viet Nam: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
69.4%
in 2024
Viet Nam
79.0%
in 2024
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank
95th
Viet Nam rank
97th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 79.0% against 69.4% in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), a difference of 9.6%.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)'s.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 95th and Viet Nam ranks 97th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 40.4% 58.4% 18.0% Viet Nam
1980s 45.9% 67.7% 21.8% Viet Nam
1990s 52.5% 76.4% 23.9% Viet Nam
2000s 56.6% 77.9% 21.3% Viet Nam
2010s 62.8% 77.2% 14.4% Viet Nam
2020s 68.6% 78.9% 10.3% Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 79.0% against 69.4% in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Viet Nam?
9.6%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Viet Nam?
36 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Viet Nam rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 95th and Viet Nam ranks 97th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,737 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release