Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex was 10.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Viet Nam, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 10.2% for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Viet Nam peaked at 14.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2010.
Viet Nam ranks 97th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 10.6% | — |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +59.3% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -25.9% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | -5.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +59.3% | 8.3% | 13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.2% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 10.2% | 14.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More education data for Viet Nam
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 51.71 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 9.28 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 46.87 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 1.41 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 81.44 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 18.56 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 15.4% (2022)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.01 (2023)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 53.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Viet Nam?
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Viet Nam was 10.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2010.
- How does Viet Nam rank for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Viet Nam ranks 97th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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