Unemployment with basic education, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: Unemployment with basic education, female was 4.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education, female in Bhutan, 2009–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with basic education, female in Bhutan stood at 4.7%.
The figure is up 24.4% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Bhutan peaked at 10.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2015.
Bhutan ranks 88th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 9.9% | — |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -33.2% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -26.6% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -28.9% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +221.5% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -46.3% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +71.9% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -58.7% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.2% | 10.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 3.8% | 9.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in Bhutan?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Bhutan was 4.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2015.
- How does Bhutan rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Bhutan ranks 88th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. 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 Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).