Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force) was 1.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education, female in Vietnam, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education, female in Vietnam is 1.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 104.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Vietnam peaked at 1.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.
That places Vietnam 124th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.8% | — |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +75.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -33.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +64.9% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +30.8% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -46.2% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.6%, 14% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.1%, 51% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 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 basic education, female in Vietnam?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Vietnam was 1.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- How does Vietnam rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Vietnam ranks 124th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).