Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Bhutan

Bhutan: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0016 number per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.0016 number per person
Change on year
up 14.5%
World rank
176th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0027 number per person
in 2010
All-time low
0.0002 number per person
in 1971
Years of data
23
1970–2020

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Bhutan, 1970–2020

00.0010.0010.0020.0020.0031970199520201970: 0 number per person1971: 0 number per person1972: 0 number per person1974: 0 number per person1978: 0.001 number per person1979: 0.001 number per person1991: 0.001 number per person1995: 0.001 number per person1998: 0.001 number per person1999: 0.001 number per person2000: 0.001 number per person2001: 0.001 number per person2005: 0.002 number per person2009: 0.002 number per person2010: 0.003 number per person2011: 0.003 number per person2012: 0.003 number per person2013: 0.002 number per person2015: 0.001 number per person2016: 0.001 number per person2017: 0.001 number per person2018: 0.001 number per person2020: 0.002 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 0.0016 number per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2020.

The figure is up 14.5% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0027 number per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 number per person, in 1971.

That places Bhutan 176th out of 196 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Bhutan, 1970 to 2020.
Year number per person Change
1970 0.0002 number per person
1971 0.0002 number per person -11.4%
1972 0.0002 number per person +10.7%
1974 0.0003 number per person +45.3%
1978 0.0005 number per person +82.5%
1979 0.0006 number per person +8.9%
1991 0.001 number per person +81.5%
1995 0.0011 number per person +10.2%
1998 0.0012 number per person +4.4%
1999 0.0011 number per person -7.0%
2000 0.0012 number per person +11.7%
2001 0.0013 number per person +8.0%
2005 0.0018 number per person +43.2%
2009 0.002 number per person +6.0%
2010 0.0027 number per person +36.1%
2011 0.0025 number per person -5.5%
2012 0.0026 number per person +2.6%
2013 0.002 number per person -23.5%
2015 0.0013 number per person -32.1%
2016 0.0014 number per person +3.1%
2017 0.0014 number per person +3.8%
2018 0.0014 number per person -4.4%
2020 0.0016 number per person +14.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0003 number per person 0.0002 number per person 0.0006 number per person 6
1990s 0.0011 number per person 0.001 number per person 0.0012 number per person 4
2000s 0.0016 number per person 0.0012 number per person 0.002 number per person 4
2010s 0.0019 number per person 0.0013 number per person 0.0027 number per person 8
2020s 0.0016 number per person 0.0016 number per person 0.0016 number per person 1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 173 Nigeria 0.0017 number per person compare
  2. 174 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0016 number per person compare
  3. 175 Niger 0.0016 number per person compare
  4. 177 Angola 0.0015 number per person compare
  5. 178 Gambia 0.0015 number per person compare
  6. 179 Mauritania 0.0013 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Bhutan?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Bhutan was 0.0016 number per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0027 number per person in 2010.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 number per person in 1971.
How does Bhutan rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
Bhutan ranks 176th out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.