Bhutan vs UIS: South and West Asia: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Bhutan
35.4%
in 2023
UIS: South and West Asia
41.5%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
122nd
UIS: South and West Asia rank
124th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Bhutan
- UIS: South and West Asia
How they compare
UIS: South and West Asia currently reports 41.5% against 35.4% in Bhutan, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes UIS: South and West Asia's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1978 it was UIS: South and West Asia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 122nd and UIS: South and West Asia ranks 124th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and UIS: South and West Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | UIS: South and West Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.8% | 17.3% | 3.5% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 17.7% | 9.4% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 35.4% | 9.1% | UIS: South and West Asia |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 36.7% | 10.5% | UIS: South and West Asia |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 40.8% | 7.5% | UIS: South and West Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Bhutan or UIS: South and West Asia?
- UIS: South and West Asia, at 41.5% against 35.4% in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Bhutan and UIS: South and West Asia?
- 6.1%, with UIS: South and West Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and UIS: South and West Asia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and UIS: South and West Asia rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Bhutan ranks 122nd and UIS: South and West Asia ranks 124th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary 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