Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Bhutan
Bhutan: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 45.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Bhutan is 45.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Bhutan peaked at 45.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1971.
Bhutan ranks 189th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.8% | — |
| 1971 | 11.9% | -13.3% |
| 1972 | 13.5% | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 18.2% | +35.3% |
| 1978 | 25.2% | +38.3% |
| 1979 | 25.8% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 33.0% | +28.2% |
| 1995 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 32.0% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 34.5% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 35.3% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 34.6% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 43.9% | +26.8% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 42.2% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 45.8% | +2.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 45.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 45.8% is below the median for South Asia, which is 62.2%, 74% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +38.3% | 18.2% | 25.2% |
| 1974 | +35.3% | 13.5% | 18.2% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,995 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,961 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,905 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,735 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 67,821 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,759 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Bhutan?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Bhutan was 45.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1971.
- How does Bhutan rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Bhutan ranks 189th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release