Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.2535 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Viet Nam, 1976–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Viet Nam stood at 0.2535 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Viet Nam peaked at 0.3451 units per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.2004 units per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Viet Nam 55th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.2786 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0.2356 units per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3451 units per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2439 units per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2384 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2164 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2034 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.215 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2004 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2082 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2253 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2326 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2421 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2425 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2531 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2548 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2534 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2533 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2475 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2462 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2499 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2434 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2455 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2622 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2638 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2882 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3109 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2808 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2807 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2769 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2783 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2585 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2617 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2568 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2535 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 0.2535 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0813 units per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 0.2535 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1906 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +46.5% | 0.2356 units per square kilometre | 0.3451 units per square kilometre |
| 1979 | -29.3% | 0.3451 units per square kilometre | 0.2439 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2758 units per square kilometre | 0.2356 units per square kilometre | 0.3451 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.2183 units per square kilometre | 0.2034 units per square kilometre | 0.2384 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.2166 units per square kilometre | 0.2004 units per square kilometre | 0.2326 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.2486 units per square kilometre | 0.2421 units per square kilometre | 0.2548 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2764 units per square kilometre | 0.2455 units per square kilometre | 0.3109 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2576 units per square kilometre | 0.2535 units per square kilometre | 0.2617 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 52 Cape Verde 0.2744 units per square kilometre compare
- 53 Saint Lucia 0.2623 units per square kilometre compare
- 54 Qatar 0.2552 units per square kilometre compare
- 56 Senegal 0.249 units per square kilometre compare
- 57 Cayman Islands 0.2375 units per square kilometre compare
- 58 Switzerland 0.2358 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Viet Nam
- 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 teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Viet Nam?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Viet Nam was 0.2535 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3451 units per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2004 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Viet Nam rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Viet Nam ranks 55th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.