Unemployment with advanced education, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: Unemployment with advanced education, male was 4.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Bhutan, 2012–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education, male in Bhutan stood at 4.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.4% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, male in Bhutan peaked at 13.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 60th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.3% | — |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +203.2% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -24.6% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +57.9% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -29.8% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -34.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.0% | 4.3% | 13.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 4.3% | 12.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, male in Bhutan?
- Unemployment with advanced education, male in Bhutan was 4.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for unemployment with advanced education, male?
- Bhutan ranks 60th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. 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, male (% of male 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).