Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force) was 2.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Vietnam, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 2.5% for unemployment with advanced education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Vietnam peaked at 5.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2018.
That places Vietnam 103rd out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.7% | — |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +34.7% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -48.1% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +18.9% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +114.4% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -39.0% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -9.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 2.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 40% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 2.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 82% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.5% | 5.9% | 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 unemployment with advanced education, female in Vietnam?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Vietnam was 2.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2018.
- How does Vietnam rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Vietnam ranks 103rd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. 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 Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. 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).