Unemployment with basic education in Bhutan
Bhutan: Unemployment with basic education was 2.8% in 2024. β² Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Bhutan, 2009β2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education in Bhutan is 2.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 26.0% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Bhutan peaked at 7.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2015.
That places Bhutan 103rd out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.4% | 7.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 2.2% | 6.2% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Bhutan
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6963 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7381 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -0.816 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9406 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 573.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 420.94 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 334.32 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 356.11 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 690.43 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Bhutan?
- Unemployment with basic education in Bhutan was 2.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2015.
- How does Bhutan rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Bhutan ranks 103rd out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. 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 (% of total 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).