Primary education, teachers in Bhutan
Bhutan: Primary education, teachers was 45.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Bhutan is 45.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Bhutan peaked at 45.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1971.
Bhutan ranks 178th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.1% | 11.9% | 25.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 32.8% | 32.0% | 33.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 34.5% | 38.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 39.4% | 43.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 41.1% | 45.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3,372 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 110.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 411,263 (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Bhutan?
- Primary education, teachers in Bhutan was 45.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1971.
- How does Bhutan rank for primary education, teachers?
- Bhutan ranks 178th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.