Labor force with basic education in Vietnam
Vietnam: Labor force with basic education was 70.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with basic education in Vietnam, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, labor force with basic education in Vietnam stood at 70.9%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education in Vietnam peaked at 79.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 70.9%, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 10th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.7% | 76.7% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 70.9% | 74.1% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Vietnam
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 42.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 41.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 75.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 78.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 68.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education in Vietnam?
- Labor force with basic education in Vietnam was 70.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 79.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9% in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for labor force with basic education?
- Vietnam ranks 10th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).