Trained teachers in primary education, female in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 89.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Viet Nam, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in primary education, female in Viet Nam is 89.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Viet Nam peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 2022.
Viet Nam ranks 81st of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 78.4% | — |
| 2000 | 81.6% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 86.2% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 74.7% | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +8.0% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 89.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.2%, 96% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 89.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.0%, 96% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.4% | 78.4% | 78.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 81.6% | 99.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 98.5% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 74.7% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
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 trained teachers in primary education, female in Viet Nam?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Viet Nam was 89.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 2022.
- How does Viet Nam rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Viet Nam ranks 81st out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.