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The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) (Dzongkha: ཤེས་རིག་དང་རིག་རྩལ་གོང་འཕེལ་ལྷན་ཁག།; Wylie: shes rig dang rig rtsal gong 'phel lhan khag) is a ministry under the Royal Government of Bhutan, responsible for the country's educational policies.^[1] As of 2023, the Ministry controlled 573 schools.^[2] The Ministry's stated vision is "An educated and enlightened society of GNH, built and sustained on the unique Bhutanese values of tha dam-tsig ley gju-drey."^[3] Its stated objectives include developing educational policies that support a knowledge-based GNH society, providing equitable and quality education, and equipping learners with skills for the 21st century.^[3]

The Ministry of Education and Skills Development includes the following departments:^[4][5][6]

• Department of Education Programmes (DEP)
• Department of School Education (DSE)
• Department of Workforce Planning and Skills Development (DWPSD)

• Sangay Ngedup (1998–1999) (as Minister of Health and Education)
• Thakur S. Powdyel (2008–2013)
• Norbu Wangchuk (2014–2018)
• Jai Bir Rai (7 November 2018 – 2023)
• Yeezang De Thapa (28 January 2024- present)

• Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
• Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
• Ministry of Finance
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade
• Ministry of Health
• Ministry of Home Affairs
• Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment
• Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport

• Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD)

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