Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population) was 70.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with basic education in Vietnam, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, labor force with basic education in Vietnam stood at 70.9%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education in Vietnam peaked at 79.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 70.9%, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 10th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 78.7% | — |
| 2011 | 79.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 79.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 74.1% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 72.5% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 70.9% | -0.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 70.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 70.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55.6%, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.7% | 76.7% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 70.9% | 74.1% | 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 in Vietnam?
- Labor force with basic education in Vietnam was 70.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 79.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9% in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for labor force with basic education?
- Vietnam ranks 10th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 (% of total 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).