Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 1,056 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Bhutan, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1,056 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 407.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Bhutan peaked at 1,056 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22 number, in 1999.
Bhutan ranks 100th of 131 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 upper secondary education, female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22 number | — |
| 2005 | 130 number | +490.9% |
| 2006 | 224 number | +72.3% |
| 2008 | 208 number | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 413 number | +98.6% |
| 2010 | 343 number | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 275 number | -19.8% |
| 2012 | 351 number | +27.6% |
| 2013 | 603 number | +71.8% |
| 2014 | 660 number | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 728 number | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 898 number | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 988 number | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 1,056 number | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22 number | 22 number | 22 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 243.75 number | 130 number | 413 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 655.78 number | 275 number | 1,056 number | 9 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Bhutan?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Bhutan was 1,056 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,056 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 number in 1999.
- How does Bhutan rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Bhutan ranks 100th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 407.7%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.