Unemployment with advanced education, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 9.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Bhutan, 2012–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education, female in Bhutan stood at 9.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.9% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Bhutan peaked at 29.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 31st of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.2% | — |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +186.0% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | -40.1% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +34.5% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | -40.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.0% | 10.2% | 29.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 9.0% | 19.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Bhutan?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Bhutan was 9.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Bhutan ranks 31st out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).