Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 57.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Bhutan, 2009–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Bhutan is 57.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Bhutan peaked at 86.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 2014.
That places Bhutan 102nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 51.9% | — |
| 2010 | 53.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | +60.4% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 58.9% | -25.4% |
| 2024 | 57.1% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.9% | 51.9% | 51.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 43.5% | 83.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 57.1% | 86.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Bhutan?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Bhutan was 57.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 2014.
- How does Bhutan rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Bhutan ranks 102nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).