Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
World rank
47th
of 97 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
0.875 GPIA
in 2000
Years of data
8
1999–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bhutan, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bhutan peaked at 1 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.875 GPIA, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 47th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.875 GPIA | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1 GPIA is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.23 GPIA, 82% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.875 GPIA | 0.875 GPIA | 0.875 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 44 Jamaica 1.01 GPIA compare
- 45 Niger 1.01 GPIA compare
- 46 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Aruba 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Andorra 1 GPIA compare
- 47 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Bahrain 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Cote d'Ivoire 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Cyprus 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Dominican Republic 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Jordan 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Cambodia 1 GPIA compare
- 47 South Korea 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Kuwait 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Morocco 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Moldova 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Mauritius 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Oman 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Panama 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Qatar 1 GPIA compare
- 47 San Marino 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Tajikistan 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 47 United States 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Samoa 1 GPIA 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bhutan?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bhutan was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.875 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Bhutan ranks 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release