Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Vietnam

Vietnam: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female was 12,777 number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
12,777 number
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
5th
of 60 countries
All-time high
17,854 number
in 2012
All-time low
3,490 number
in 2001
Years of data
13
2001–2016

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Vietnam, 2001–2016

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2001200820162001: 3.5k number2002: 3.8k number2003: 4.4k number2005: 6.9k number2007: 8.4k number2008: 9.7k number2009: 11.9k number2010: 12.5k number2011: 14.4k number2012: 17.9k number2014: 13.6k number2015: 12.1k number2016: 12.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 12,777 number for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in 2016.

The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Vietnam peaked at 17,854 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3,490 number, in 2001.

That places Vietnam 5th out of 60 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,928 number 3,490 number 11,885 number 7
2010s 13,877 number 12,115 number 17,854 number 6

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 2 Argentina 23,756 number compare
  2. 3 South Korea 19,769 number compare
  3. 4 Spain 18,355 number compare
  4. 6 Malaysia 9,063 number compare
  5. 7 Turkey 8,241 number compare
  6. 8 Peru 7,213 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Vietnam?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Vietnam was 12,777 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 17,854 number in 2012.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 3,490 number in 2001.
How does Vietnam rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female?
Vietnam ranks 5th out of 60 countries with data for 2016.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. 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 tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 596 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private short-cycle tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5). 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.