Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bhutan
Bhutan: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 43.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bhutan, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bhutan stood at 43.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bhutan peaked at 49.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2005.
That places Bhutan 165th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.1% | — |
| 2005 | 31.0% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | +28.2% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +47.8% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 39.2% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.1% | 32.1% | 32.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 31.0% | 49.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 38.4% | 42.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 42.5% | 43.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 162 Togo 45.4% compare
- 163 Western Sahara 43.5%
- 164 Kenya 43.4% compare
- 166 New Caledonia 41.5%
- 167 Madagascar 41.0% compare
- 168 Cameroon 40.9% compare
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 secondary education who are female in Bhutan?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bhutan was 43.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2005.
- How does Bhutan rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Bhutan ranks 165th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release