Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age) was 88.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Labor force with advanced education, male in Vietnam, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 88.4% for labor force with advanced education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, male in Vietnam peaked at 88.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.8%, in 2021.
Vietnam ranks 21st of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 86.6% | — |
| 2011 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 87.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 85.8% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 88.1% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 88.4% | +0.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 88.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83.4%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 88.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.9%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.3% | 86.4% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 85.8% | 88.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 18 Bangladesh 88.7% compare
- 19 United Kingdom 88.6% compare
- 20 Honduras 88.5% compare
- 22 El Salvador 88.2% compare
- 23 Dominican Republic 88.1% compare
- 24 Brazil 87.9% compare
More work & labour data for Vietnam
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,535 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 71.95 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 57,816 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.61 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.806 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,426 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 8,480 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 70.79 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.1 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.7361 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, male in Vietnam?
- Labor force with advanced education, male in Vietnam was 88.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.8% in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for labor force with advanced education, male?
- Vietnam ranks 21st out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, male rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).