Teachers in primary education, female in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Teachers in primary education, female was 303,529 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Viet Nam, 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 303,529 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Viet Nam peaked at 309,815 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 114,331 number, in 1976.
Viet Nam ranks 11th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 114,331 number | — |
| 1977 | 140,363 number | +22.8% |
| 1978 | 115,644 number | -17.6% |
| 1979 | 132,591 number | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 139,905 number | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 133,652 number | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 160,644 number | +20.2% |
| 1986 | 165,825 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 187,186 number | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 220,419 number | +17.8% |
| 1998 | 251,198 number | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 261,098 number | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 265,551 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 272,380 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 276,013 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 279,599 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 284,040 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 281,394 number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 276,197 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 267,584 number | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 266,676 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 269,378 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 270,912 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 276,896 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 283,361 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 291,228 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 289,523 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 304,391 number | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 308,883 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 309,815 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 303,529 number | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 125,732 number | 114,331 number | 140,363 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 150,006 number | 133,652 number | 165,825 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 229,975 number | 187,186 number | 261,098 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 273,881 number | 265,551 number | 284,040 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 293,171 number | 270,912 number | 309,815 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
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 teachers in primary education, female in Viet Nam?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Viet Nam was 303,529 number in 2019, 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 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,331 number in 1976.
- How does Viet Nam rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Viet Nam ranks 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.