Trained teachers in primary education in Bhutan
Bhutan: Trained teachers in primary education was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education in Bhutan, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 100.0% for trained teachers in primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education in Bhutan peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 2008.
Bhutan ranks 1st of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 93.7% | — |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 94.8% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 91.6% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 93.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.9% | 93.7% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 91.5% | 94.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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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 trained teachers in primary education in Bhutan?
- Trained teachers in primary education in Bhutan was 100.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 2008.
- How does Bhutan rank for trained teachers in primary education?
- Bhutan ranks 1st out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.