Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector was 6.59 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector in Viet Nam, 2009–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in Viet Nam is 6.59, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in Viet Nam peaked at 7.33 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.2, in 2015.
Viet Nam ranks 26th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | — |
| 2013 | 5.86 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.56 | -39.3% |
| 2015 | 3.2 | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 3.24 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.17 | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 4.36 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 4.33 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.2 | +66.2% |
| 2021 | 7.33 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 6.3 | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 6.21 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 6.59 | +6.1% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 6.59 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.6, 77% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 6.59 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.05, 2.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +66.2% | 4.33 | 7.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.1 | 3.2 | 5.86 | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.73 | 6.21 | 7.33 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 23 Costa Rica 9.35 compare
- 24 Dominican Republic 8.6 compare
- 25 Mauritius 7.33 compare
- 27 Guyana 6.42 compare
- 28 Palestine, State of 5.05 compare
- 29 Zambia 4.95 compare
More work & labour data for Viet Nam
- 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 share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in Viet Nam?
- Share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in Viet Nam was 6.59 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 7.33 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 in 2015.
- How does Viet Nam rank for share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector?
- Viet Nam ranks 26th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.