Bhutan vs ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female
Bhutan
48.6%
in 2023
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
53.3%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
122nd
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
119th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female over time
- Bhutan
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
How they compare
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) currently reports 53.3% against 48.6% in Bhutan, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ahead.
Bhutan ranks 122nd and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 119th of 156 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.6% | 38.4% | 5.9% | ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 40.6% | 0.0% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 47.2% | 3.6% | ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 51.9% | 4.3% | ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female, Bhutan or ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), at 53.3% against 48.6% in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female between Bhutan and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- 4.7%, with ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank globally for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Bhutan ranks 122nd and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 119th of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release