Ministry of Education (Bhutan)

The Ministry of Education under the Royal Government of Bhutan is responsible for formulating sound educational policy leading towards a knowledge-based GNH society.

Vision
An educated and enlightened society of GNH, built and sustained on the unique Bhutanese values of tha dam-tsig ley gju-drey.

Departments
The Ministry of Education is responsible for:
 * Department of Adult and Higher Education
 * Department of School Education
 * Department of Youth, Culture and Sports
 * Dzongkha Development Commission

Priorities
The Ministry of Education is presently focused on achieving the following objectives:


 * 1) To improve relevance and quality of education
 * 2) To improve access to and sustainability of education
 * 3) To strengthen youth development programme and services
 * 4) To enhance adult literacy and lifelong learning
 * 5) To ensure full utilization of budget
 * 6) To enable effective and efficient ICT Service delivery

Minister

 * Sangay Ngedup (1998–1999) (as Minister of Health and Education)
 * Thakur S. Powdyel (2008–2013)
 * Norbu Wangchuk (2016–2018)
 * Jai Bir Rai (7 November 2018 – present as Minister of Education)