Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age) was 75.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with basic 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 basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with basic education, male in Vietnam is 75.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education, male in Vietnam peaked at 83.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 26th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 82.1% | — |
| 2011 | 82.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 81.3% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 82.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 76.6% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 75.1% | -0.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 75.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.6%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 75.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 66.8%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.3% | 81.1% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 75.1% | 79.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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 basic education, male in Vietnam?
- Labor force with basic education, male in Vietnam was 75.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for labor force with basic education, male?
- Vietnam ranks 26th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education, male rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 basic education, male (% of male working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).