Teachers in primary education, male in Bhutan

Bhutan: Teachers in primary education, male was 1,730 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1,730 number
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
133rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
2,757 number
in 2012
All-time low
376 number
in 1970
Years of data
23
1970–2020

Teachers in primary education, male in Bhutan, 1970–2020

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k1970199520201970: 376 number1971: 406 number1972: 405 number1974: 440 number1978: 609 number1979: 666 number1991: 1.2k number1995: 1.2k number1998: 1.3k number1999: 1.3k number2000: 1.4k number2001: 1.4k number2005: 2.0k number2009: 2.6k number2010: 2.4k number2011: 2.6k number2012: 2.8k number2013: 2.2k number2015: 1.5k number2016: 1.5k number2017: 1.6k number2018: 1.6k number2020: 1.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, teachers in primary education, male in Bhutan stood at 1,730 number.

The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Bhutan peaked at 2,757 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 376 number, in 1970.

Bhutan ranks 133rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 483.67 number 376 number 666 number 6
1990s 1,274 number 1,217 number 1,331 number 4
2000s 1,838 number 1,355 number 2,570 number 4
2010s 2,023 number 1,488 number 2,757 number 8
2020s 1,730 number 1,730 number 1,730 number 1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 130 Equatorial Guinea 2,236 number compare
  2. 131 United Arab Emirates 1,869 number compare
  3. 132 Puerto Rico 1,864 number compare
  4. 134 Ukraine 1,646 number compare
  5. 136 Trinidad and Tobago 1,582 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Bhutan?
Teachers in primary education, male in Bhutan was 1,730 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 2,757 number in 2012.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 376 number in 1970.
How does Bhutan rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Bhutan ranks 133rd out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/