Tertiary education, academic staff in Vietnam
Vietnam: Tertiary education, academic staff was 51.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Vietnam, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Vietnam is 51.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Vietnam peaked at 51.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 1977.
Vietnam ranks 41st of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17.7% | — |
| 1977 | 17.5% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 17.8% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 19.7% | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 24.4% | +23.8% |
| 1981 | 22.4% | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 30.9% | +38.2% |
| 1997 | 33.8% | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 36.7% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 37.9% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 38.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 44.4% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.2% | 17.5% | 19.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 23.4% | 22.4% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 30.9% | 36.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 37.9% | 47.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 47.1% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 47.7% | 51.6% | 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 tertiary education, academic staff in Vietnam?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Vietnam was 51.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 1977.
- How does Vietnam rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Vietnam ranks 41st out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.