Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Bhutan

Bhutan: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0022 number per person in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.0022 number per person
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
38th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0038 number per person
in 2012
All-time low
0.0012 number per person
in 1970
Years of data
23
1970–2020

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Bhutan, 1970–2020

0.0010.0020.0030.0041970199520201970: 0.001 number per person1971: 0.001 number per person1972: 0.001 number per person1974: 0.001 number per person1978: 0.002 number per person1979: 0.002 number per person1991: 0.002 number per person1995: 0.002 number per person1998: 0.002 number per person1999: 0.002 number per person2000: 0.002 number per person2001: 0.002 number per person2005: 0.003 number per person2009: 0.004 number per person2010: 0.003 number per person2011: 0.004 number per person2012: 0.004 number per person2013: 0.003 number per person2015: 0.002 number per person2016: 0.002 number per person2017: 0.002 number per person2018: 0.002 number per person2020: 0.002 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 0.0022 number per person for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0038 number per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 number per person, in 1970.

Bhutan ranks 38th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Bhutan, 1970 to 2020.
Year number per person Change
1970 0.0012 number per person —
1971 0.0013 number per person +4.4%
1972 0.0012 number per person -3.6%
1974 0.0012 number per person +1.5%
1978 0.0015 number per person +20.7%
1979 0.0016 number per person +5.7%
1991 0.002 number per person +27.7%
1995 0.0022 number per person +10.2%
1998 0.0023 number per person +4.6%
1999 0.0023 number per person -2.8%
2000 0.0023 number per person -0.0%
2001 0.0024 number per person +4.3%
2005 0.003 number per person +26.4%
2009 0.0037 number per person +23.8%
2010 0.0034 number per person -7.9%
2011 0.0037 number per person +7.3%
2012 0.0038 number per person +5.1%
2013 0.003 number per person -20.9%
2015 0.002 number per person -33.9%
2016 0.002 number per person +0.2%
2017 0.0022 number per person +8.0%
2018 0.0021 number per person -3.0%
2020 0.0022 number per person +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0013 number per person 0.0012 number per person 0.0016 number per person 6
1990s 0.0022 number per person 0.002 number per person 0.0023 number per person 4
2000s 0.0028 number per person 0.0023 number per person 0.0037 number per person 4
2010s 0.0028 number per person 0.002 number per person 0.0038 number per person 8
2020s 0.0022 number per person 0.0022 number per person 0.0022 number per person 1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 35 Afghanistan 0.0023 number per person compare
  2. 36 Zimbabwe 0.0023 number per person compare
  3. 37 Laos 0.0023 number per person compare
  4. 39 Zambia 0.0022 number per person compare
  5. 40 Mozambique 0.0022 number per person compare
  6. 41 Mali 0.0022 number per person compare

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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 0.0022 number per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0038 number per person in 2012.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 number per person in 1970.
How does Bhutan rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Bhutan ranks 38th out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. 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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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

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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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.