Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education … trained in Vietnam
Vietnam: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education … trained was 70.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
70.9%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
20th
of 76 countries
All-time high
70.9%
in 2023
All-time low
66.5%
in 2012
Years of data
18
1999–2023
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Vietnam, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 70.9% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Vietnam peaked at 70.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 2012.
Vietnam ranks 20th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education … trained in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 70.6% | — |
| 2000 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 69.2% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 70.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 67.6% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 67.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 67.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 66.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 70.9% | +1.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 70.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.9%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 70.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68.1%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.6% | 70.6% | 70.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 67.2% | 70.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 66.5% | 68.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 69.1% | 70.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.27 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Vietnam?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Vietnam was 70.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 2012.
- How does Vietnam rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained?
- Vietnam ranks 20th out of 76 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release