Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Vietnam
Vietnam: Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender was 1.42 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Vietnam, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 1.42 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Vietnam peaked at 2 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9998 GPIA, in 2019.
That places Vietnam 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.13 GPIA | -43.6% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9998 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.28 GPIA | +27.5% |
| 2023 | 1.42 GPIA | +11.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.42 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.42 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9998 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.24 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Vietnam?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Vietnam was 1.42 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9998 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Vietnam rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Vietnam ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release