Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0023 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Bhutan is 0.0023 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0037 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per person, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 28th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0012 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0013 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 units per person | +20.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.002 units per person | +27.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0024 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.003 units per person | +26.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 units per person | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 units per person | -43.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.003 units per person | +36.9% |
| 2015 | 0.002 units per person | -33.9% |
| 2016 | 0.002 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.002 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.002 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0023 units per person | +2.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0023 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0019 units per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0023 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0014 units per person, 1.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -43.3% | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0021 units per person |
| 2015 | -33.9% | 0.003 units per person | 0.002 units per person |
| 2013 | +36.9% | 0.0022 units per person | 0.003 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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 teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Bhutan?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Bhutan was 0.0023 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 28th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (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, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.