Teachers in primary education, male in Vietnam

Vietnam: Teachers in primary education, male was 87,225 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
87,225 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
24th
of 196 countries
All-time high
112,340 number
in 1978
All-time low
65,227 number
in 1991
Years of data
31
1976–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Vietnam, 1976–2019

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k1976199720191976: 90.7k number1977: 76.7k number1978: 112.3k number1979: 79.4k number1980: 77.6k number1981: 70.5k number1985: 66.2k number1986: 70.0k number1991: 65.2k number1995: 67.8k number1998: 73.3k number1999: 75.7k number2000: 75.3k number2001: 75.5k number2002: 78.6k number2003: 79.0k number2004: 78.6k number2005: 79.2k number2006: 77.4k number2007: 77.0k number2008: 78.2k number2009: 76.1k number2010: 76.9k number2011: 82.1k number2012: 82.7k number2013: 90.2k number2014: 97.4k number2015: 88.0k number2016: 88.0k number2018: 86.8k number2019: 87.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Vietnam is 87,225 number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Vietnam peaked at 112,340 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 65,227 number, in 1991.

Vietnam ranks 24th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Vietnam, 1976 to 2019.
Year number Change
1976 90,667 number —
1977 76,701 number -15.4%
1978 112,340 number +46.5%
1979 79,379 number -29.3%
1980 77,588 number -2.3%
1981 70,452 number -9.2%
1985 66,192 number -6.0%
1986 69,966 number +5.7%
1991 65,227 number -6.8%
1995 67,754 number +3.9%
1998 73,347 number +8.3%
1999 75,694 number +3.2%
2000 75,320 number -0.5%
2001 75,453 number +0.2%
2002 78,611 number +4.2%
2003 79,007 number +0.5%
2004 78,587 number -0.5%
2005 79,230 number +0.8%
2006 77,411 number -2.3%
2007 76,963 number -0.6%
2008 78,177 number +1.6%
2009 76,127 number -2.6%
2010 76,928 number +1.1%
2011 82,143 number +6.8%
2012 82,684 number +0.7%
2013 90,204 number +9.1%
2014 97,430 number +8.0%
2015 88,012 number -9.7%
2016 87,960 number -0.1%
2018 86,785 number -1.3%
2019 87,225 number +0.5%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 87,225 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,158 number, 21.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 87,225 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,336 number, 20.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1978 +46.5% 76,701 number 112,340 number
1979 -29.3% 112,340 number 79,379 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 89,772 number 76,701 number 112,340 number 4
1980s 71,050 number 66,192 number 77,588 number 4
1990s 70,506 number 65,227 number 75,694 number 4
2000s 77,489 number 75,320 number 79,230 number 10
2010s 86,597 number 76,928 number 97,430 number 9

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 21 Iran 93,318 number compare
  2. 22 Brazil 91,951 number compare
  3. 23 Iraq 89,470 number compare
  4. 25 Afghanistan 85,783 number compare
  5. 26 Malaysia 71,427 number compare
  6. 27 Morocco 70,107 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Vietnam?
Teachers in primary education, male in Vietnam was 87,225 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 112,340 number in 1978.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 65,227 number in 1991.
How does Vietnam rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Vietnam ranks 24th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/