Teachers in primary education, female in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Teachers in primary education, female was 300,791 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
300,791
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
11th
of 212 countries
All-time high
309,815
in 2018
All-time low
114,331
in 1976
Years of data
36
1976–2024
Teachers in primary education, female in Viet Nam, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 300,791 for teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Viet Nam peaked at 309,815 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 114,331, in 1976.
That places Viet Nam 11th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 114,331 | — |
| 1977 | 140,363 | +22.8% |
| 1978 | 115,644 | -17.6% |
| 1979 | 132,591 | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 139,905 | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 133,652 | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 160,644 | +20.2% |
| 1986 | 165,825 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 187,186 | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 220,419 | +17.8% |
| 1998 | 251,198 | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 261,098 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 265,551 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 272,380 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 276,013 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 279,599 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 284,040 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 281,394 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 276,197 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 267,584 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 266,676 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 269,378 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 270,912 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 276,896 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 283,361 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 291,228 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 289,523 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 304,391 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 308,883 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 309,815 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 303,529 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 296,862 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 302,697 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 301,486 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 299,734 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 300,791 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 125,732 | 114,331 | 140,363 | 4 |
| 1980s | 150,006 | 133,652 | 165,825 | 4 |
| 1990s | 229,975 | 187,186 | 261,098 | 4 |
| 2000s | 273,881 | 265,551 | 284,040 | 10 |
| 2010s | 293,171 | 270,912 | 309,815 | 9 |
| 2020s | 300,314 | 296,862 | 302,697 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 8 Mexico 401,971 compare
- 9 Russian Federation 324,727 compare
- 10 Egypt 319,626 compare
- 12 Iran, Islamic Republic of 285,113 compare
- 13 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 270,438 compare
- 14 Japan 261,117 compare
More education data for Viet Nam
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Viet Nam?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Viet Nam was 300,791 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 309,815 in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,331 in 1976.
- How does Viet Nam rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Viet Nam ranks 11th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release