Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) was 1.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Vietnam, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Vietnam 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 Vietnam peaked at 2.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2012.
That places Vietnam 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 (% of total labor force with basic) in Vietnam, 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% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 18% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.8%, 44% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 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 in Vietnam?
- Unemployment with basic education in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
- How does Vietnam rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Vietnam ranks 122nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. 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 (% 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).