Unemployment with advanced education in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Unemployment with advanced education was 2.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Viet Nam, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education in Viet Nam stood at 2.3%.
The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Viet Nam peaked at 4.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2018.
That places Viet Nam 110th out of 130 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 in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.2% | — |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +38.2% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -48.1% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +21.9% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +77.2% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -24.0% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.1% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Viet Nam?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Viet Nam was 2.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2018.
- How does Viet Nam rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Viet Nam ranks 110th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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 (% of total 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).