Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 51.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Viet Nam, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Viet Nam stood at 51.1%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Viet Nam peaked at 51.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 1977.
Viet Nam ranks 42nd of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17.7% | — |
| 1977 | 17.5% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 17.8% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 19.7% | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 24.4% | +23.8% |
| 1981 | 22.4% | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 30.9% | +38.2% |
| 1997 | 33.8% | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 36.7% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 37.9% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 38.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 44.4% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | -0.9% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 51.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 51.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 42.8%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Viet Nam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +38.2% | 22.4% | 30.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.2% | 17.5% | 19.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 23.4% | 22.4% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 30.9% | 36.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 37.9% | 47.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 47.1% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 47.7% | 51.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
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 tertiary education who are female in Viet Nam?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Viet Nam was 51.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 1977.
- How does Viet Nam rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Viet Nam ranks 42nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release