Bhutan vs Yemen: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Bhutan

5.84 years

in 2023

Yemen

5.48 years

in 2023

Bhutan rank

162nd

Yemen rank

164th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Bhutan currently reports 5.84 years against 5.48 years in Yemen, a difference of 0.3516 years.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Yemen ahead.

Bhutan ranks 162nd and Yemen ranks 164th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.