Unemployment with intermediate education in Bhutan
Bhutan: Unemployment with intermediate education was 9.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with intermediate education in Bhutan, 2009–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with intermediate education in Bhutan stood at 9.8%.
That represents a change of up 24.0% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Bhutan peaked at 17.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2015.
That places Bhutan 31st out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13.0% | — |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -32.3% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -21.3% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +54.2% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +68.3% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -55.3% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | +24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.1% | 10.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 7.9% | 17.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Bhutan?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Bhutan was 9.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2015.
- How does Bhutan rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Bhutan ranks 31st out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 (% of total 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).