Tertiary education, academic staff in Bhutan
Bhutan: Tertiary education, academic staff was 35.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Bhutan, 1978–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 35.4% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Bhutan peaked at 41.7% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1978.
Bhutan ranks 120th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 41.7% | — |
| 1980 | 27.0% | -35.1% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 35.4% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.8% | 0.0% | 41.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 22.7% | 30.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 30.3% | 35.4% | 4 |
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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 tertiary education, academic staff in Bhutan?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Bhutan was 35.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 1979.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Bhutan ranks 120th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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 Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.