Trained teachers in primary education, male in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Trained teachers in primary education, male was 86.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Viet Nam, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in primary education, male in Viet Nam stood at 86.6%.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, male in Viet Nam peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2021.
Viet Nam ranks 80th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 75.1% | — |
| 2000 | 74.5% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 80.4% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 93.3% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 38.4% | -61.5% |
| 2022 | 74.7% | +94.7% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 86.6% | +7.0% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 86.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.8%, 94% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 86.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.0%, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trained teachers in primary education, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +94.7% | 38.4% | 74.7% |
| 2021 | -61.5% | 99.7% | 38.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.1% | 75.1% | 75.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 74.5% | 99.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 97.9% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 38.4% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 77 Mexico 88.3% compare
- 78 Seychelles 88.0% compare
- 79 Burkina Faso 86.7% compare
- 81 Trinidad and Tobago 86.3% compare
- 82 Gambia 86.1% compare
- 83 Kiribati 86.1% 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 trained teachers in primary education, male in Viet Nam?
- Trained teachers in primary education, male in Viet Nam was 86.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2021.
- How does Viet Nam rank for trained teachers in primary education, male?
- Viet Nam ranks 80th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (% of male 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.