Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female was 50.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Viet Nam, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Viet Nam is 50.0%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Viet Nam peaked at 53.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 2001.
Viet Nam ranks 25th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 43.5% | — |
| 2002 | 43.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 44.7% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 51.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 49.7% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | +0.4% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 50.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 100% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 50.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47.1%, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.7% | 43.5% | 51.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 47.0% | 53.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 49.8% | 50.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 22 Serbia 50.2% compare
- 23 North Macedonia 50.1% compare
- 24 Montenegro 50.1% compare
- 26 Netherlands 49.7% compare
- 27 Estonia 49.7% compare
- 28 Saudi Arabia 48.2% compare
More education data for Viet Nam
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 456,146 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,555 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 9.61 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0879 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Viet Nam?
- Percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Viet Nam was 50.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 2001.
- How does Viet Nam rank for percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female?
- Viet Nam ranks 25th out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release