Unemployment with basic education in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Unemployment with basic education was 1.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Viet Nam, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 1.2% for unemployment with basic education in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Viet Nam peaked at 2.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2012.
That places Viet Nam 122nd out of 130 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 in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.8% | — |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +70.6% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -32.5% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +48.1% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +43.5% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -43.6% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Viet Nam
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 71.95 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 57,816 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.7361 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 68.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Viet Nam?
- Unemployment with basic education in Viet Nam was 1.2% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
- How does Viet Nam rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Viet Nam ranks 122nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 basic education (% of total 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).