Teachers in primary education, male in Vietnam
Vietnam: Teachers in primary education, male was 79,744 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79,744
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
24th
of 212 countries
All-time high
112,340
in 1978
All-time low
65,227
in 1991
Years of data
36
1976–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in Vietnam, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 79,744 for teachers in primary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Vietnam peaked at 112,340 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 65,227, in 1991.
Vietnam ranks 24th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 90,667 | — |
| 1977 | 76,701 | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 112,340 | +46.5% |
| 1979 | 79,379 | -29.3% |
| 1980 | 77,588 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 70,452 | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 66,192 | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 69,966 | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 65,227 | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 67,754 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 73,347 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 75,694 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 75,320 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 75,453 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 78,611 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 79,007 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 78,587 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 79,230 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 77,411 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 76,963 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 78,177 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 76,127 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 76,928 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 82,143 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 82,684 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 90,204 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 97,430 | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 88,012 | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 87,960 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 86,785 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 87,225 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 81,014 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 82,040 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 80,490 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 79,457 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 79,744 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89,772 | 76,701 | 112,340 | 4 |
| 1980s | 71,050 | 66,192 | 77,588 | 4 |
| 1990s | 70,506 | 65,227 | 75,694 | 4 |
| 2000s | 77,489 | 75,320 | 79,230 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,597 | 76,928 | 97,430 | 9 |
| 2020s | 80,549 | 79,457 | 82,040 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Vietnam?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Vietnam was 79,744 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 112,340 in 1978.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,227 in 1991.
- How does Vietnam rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Vietnam ranks 24th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release