Bhutan vs UIS: South and West Asia: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female
Bhutan
40.6%
in 2024
UIS: South and West Asia
47.1%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
127th
UIS: South and West Asia rank
125th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female over time
- Bhutan
- UIS: South and West Asia
How they compare
UIS: South and West Asia currently reports 47.1% against 40.6% in Bhutan, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes UIS: South and West Asia's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 127th and UIS: South and West Asia ranks 125th of 153 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and UIS: South and West Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | UIS: South and West Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 31.3% | 1.5% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 34.5% | 4.0% | UIS: South and West Asia |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 40.0% | 4.2% | UIS: South and West Asia |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 45.2% | 4.6% | UIS: South and West Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female, Bhutan or UIS: South and West Asia?
- UIS: South and West Asia, at 47.1% against 40.6% in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female between Bhutan and UIS: South and West Asia?
- 6.5%, with UIS: South and West Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and UIS: South and West Asia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and UIS: South and West Asia rank globally for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Bhutan ranks 127th and UIS: South and West Asia ranks 125th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in upper 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