Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Bhutan
Bhutan: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary was 7.86 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Bhutan, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2018, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Bhutan stood at 7.86. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Bhutan peaked at 20.66 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.86, in 2018.
That places Bhutan 115th out of 128 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.66 | 20.66 | 20.66 | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.5 | 10.42 | 19.52 | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.02 | 7.86 | 16.58 | 9 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (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 pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Bhutan?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Bhutan was 7.86 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.66 in 1999.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.86 in 2018.
- How does Bhutan rank for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?
- Bhutan ranks 115th out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.