Vietnam - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Vietnam was 78.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 78.56 in 2020, while its lowest value was 50.72 in 1978.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1976 55.77
1977 64.66
1978 50.72
1979 62.55
1980 64.33
1981 65.48
1985 70.82
1986 70.33
1991 74.16
1995 76.49
1998 77.40
1999 77.53
2000 77.90
2001 78.31
2002 77.83
2003 77.97
2004 78.33
2005 78.03
2006 78.11
2007 77.66
2008 77.33
2009 77.97
2010 77.88
2011 77.12
2012 77.41
2013 76.35
2014 74.82
2015 77.57
2016 77.84
2018 78.12
2019 77.68
2020 78.56

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs