With 1,193 instructors quitting the system overall, the teacher attrition rate in 2024 tripled from the year before. The average attrition rate in public schools was 6.90 percent, meaning that 99 instructors quit each month, which is the highest percentage in the previous five years. With an attrition rate of 3.8 percent in 2023, 371 instructors quit their jobs, a decrease of almost 0.7 percent from 2022. The number of instructors quitting has risen consistently over the last five years: 163 in 2020, 353 in 2021, 478 in 2022, 371 in 2023, and 1,193 in 2024. This year, 529 regular teachers chose to leave without using the Early Retirement Scheme, making voluntary separation the most common cause of teacher departures.
166 instructors, including 107 permanent staff, left between the ages of 5 and 9. 154 separations between the ages of 10 and 14 were noted, mostly involving regular instructors. With 98 resignations in the 15–19 year range, 35 in the 20–24 year range, three in the 25–29 year range, and nine for those with 30 years or more of service, resignations declined as service duration increased. In 2024, Thimphu Thromde had the most resignations by area, with 205 teachers quitting, comprising 76 permanent instructors and 129 contract teachers. Following this, 104 instructors resigned, including 69 permanent teachers and 35 contract teachers. Samtse and Wangdue, two other dzongkhags, also saw large numbers of resignations—96 and 110, respectively.