Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Unemployment with intermediate education, male was 1.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Viet Nam, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with intermediate education, male in Viet Nam stood at 1.8%.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, male in Viet Nam peaked at 3.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2011.
Viet Nam ranks 119th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.9% | — |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +36.6% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -36.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +32.0% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -32.8% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -8.0% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 1.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 34% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 1.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.0%, 45% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 116 Guatemala 2.1% compare
- 117 Macau, China 2.0% compare
- 118 United Arab Emirates 1.9% compare
- 120 Argentina 1.8% compare
- 121 Czechia 1.6% compare
- 122 Republic of Moldova 1.4% compare
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)
- 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 intermediate education, male in Viet Nam?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Viet Nam was 1.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2011.
- How does Viet Nam rank for unemployment with intermediate education, male?
- Viet Nam ranks 119th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).