What is the difference in tertiary education, academic staff between United States of America and Viet Nam?

0.6%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Viet Nam?

11 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

United States of America vs Viet Nam: Tertiary education, academic staff

United States of America

51.7%

in 2023

Viet Nam

51.1%

in 2024

United States of America rank

38th

Viet Nam rank

41st

Tertiary education, academic staff over time

United States of America
Viet Nam

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 51.7% against 51.1% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United States of America ahead.

United States of America ranks 38th and Viet Nam ranks 41st of 170 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States of America	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	38.6%	30.9%	7.7%	United States of America
2010s	49.5%	49.0%	0.6%	United States of America
2020s	51.1%	49.1%	2.1%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tertiary education, academic staff, United States of America or Viet Nam?: United States of America, at 51.7% against 51.1% in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in tertiary education, academic staff between United States of America and Viet Nam?: 0.6%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Viet Nam?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do United States of America and Viet Nam rank globally for tertiary education, academic staff?: United States of America ranks 38th and Viet Nam ranks 41st of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
Unit: % female
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 5,482 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.