Primary education, teachers in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Primary education, teachers was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Viet Nam, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 79.0% for primary education, teachers in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Viet Nam peaked at 79.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 1978.
That places Viet Nam 92nd out of 200 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.
Primary education, teachers in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % female | 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% |
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
- 89 Costa Rica 79.6% compare
- 90 Ecuador 79.4% compare
- 91 Qatar 79.1% compare
- 93 South Africa 78.5% compare
- 94 Tonga 78.2% compare
- 95 Dominican Republic 77.9% compare
More education data for Viet Nam
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 380,535 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.33 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 106.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Viet Nam?
- Primary education, teachers in Viet Nam was 79.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 1978.
- How does Viet Nam rank for primary education, teachers?
- Viet Nam ranks 92nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.