Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) was 2.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Bhutan, 2009–2024
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 104th out of 130 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.
Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.7% | — |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -37.3% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -37.2% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -23.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -22.0% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +408.7% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -53.1% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +88.3% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -57.3% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +26.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 2.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 79% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +408.7% | 1.4% | 7.1% |
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
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6963 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 420.94 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 690.43 1000 No (2100)
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 104th out of 130 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).