Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: Unemployment with intermediate education, male was 8.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Bhutan, 2009–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with intermediate education, male in Bhutan is 8.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.8% on the previous year and up 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, male in Bhutan peaked at 14.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2013.
Bhutan ranks 29th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7.5% | — |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +98.0% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +60.3% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +27.5% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -57.5% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +38.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.3% | 9.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 6.1% | 14.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, male in Bhutan?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Bhutan was 8.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2013.
- How does Bhutan rank for unemployment with intermediate education, male?
- Bhutan ranks 29th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. 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 intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).