Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 1,211 number in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Bhutan is 1,211 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Bhutan peaked at 1,870 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 55 number, in 1971.
Bhutan ranks 168th of 196 countries on this measure, 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) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60 number | — |
| 1971 | 55 number | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 63 number | +14.5% |
| 1974 | 98 number | +55.6% |
| 1978 | 205 number | +109.2% |
| 1979 | 231 number | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 600 number | +159.7% |
| 1995 | 604 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 655 number | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 623 number | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 713 number | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 788 number | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 1,223 number | +55.2% |
| 2009 | 1,359 number | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 1,870 number | +37.6% |
| 2011 | 1,786 number | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 1,853 number | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 1,434 number | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 994 number | -30.7% |
| 2016 | 1,035 number | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1,084 number | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 1,044 number | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1,211 number | +16.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1,211 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,278 number, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1,211 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 79,209 number, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +159.7% | 231 number | 600 number |
| 1978 | +109.2% | 98 number | 205 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 118.67 number | 55 number | 231 number | 6 |
| 1990s | 620.5 number | 600 number | 655 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 1,021 number | 713 number | 1,359 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 1,388 number | 994 number | 1,870 number | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,211 number | 1,211 number | 1,211 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.39 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.5 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Bhutan?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Bhutan was 1,211 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,870 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 55 number in 1971.
- How does Bhutan rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Bhutan ranks 168th out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.