Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.0%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
97th
of 212 countries
All-time high
79.0%
in 2023
All-time low
50.7%
in 1978
Years of data
36
1976–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Viet Nam, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 79.0% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Viet Nam peaked at 79.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 1978.
That places Viet Nam 97th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 55.8% | — |
| 1977 | 64.7% | +15.9% |
| 1978 | 50.7% | -21.6% |
| 1979 | 62.6% | +23.3% |
| 1980 | 64.3% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 65.5% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 70.8% | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 70.3% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 74.2% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 76.5% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 77.4% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 77.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 77.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 77.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 77.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 74.8% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | -0.0% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 79.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 99% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 79.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.4% | 50.7% | 64.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 67.7% | 64.3% | 70.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 76.4% | 74.2% | 77.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 77.3% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 74.8% | 78.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 78.6% | 79.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 94 Costa Rica 79.6% compare
- 95 Ecuador 79.4% compare
- 96 Qatar 79.1% compare
- 98 South Africa 78.5% compare
- 99 Tonga 78.2% compare
- 100 Dominican Republic 77.9% 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 primary education who are female in Viet Nam?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Viet Nam was 79.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 1978.
- How does Viet Nam rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Viet Nam ranks 97th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release