Secondary education, teachers in Bhutan
Bhutan: Secondary education, teachers was 43.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Bhutan, 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Bhutan is 43.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Bhutan peaked at 49.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2005.
Bhutan ranks 154th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % female | 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 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,372 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Bhutan?
- Secondary education, teachers in Bhutan was 43.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2005.
- How does Bhutan rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Bhutan ranks 154th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.