Unemployment with advanced education in Bhutan
Bhutan: Unemployment with advanced education was 5.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Bhutan, 2012–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education in Bhutan stood at 5.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.3% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Bhutan peaked at 18.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2024.
That places Bhutan 47th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.1% | — |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +198.5% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -32.6% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +46.7% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -22.3% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | -38.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.0% | 6.1% | 18.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 5.8% | 15.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Bhutan?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Bhutan was 5.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Bhutan ranks 47th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. 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 (% of total 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).