Bhutan vs SDG: Small Island Developing States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Bhutan
26.0%
in 2024
SDG: Small Island Developing States
30.7%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
23rd
SDG: Small Island Developing States rank
26th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Bhutan
- SDG: Small Island Developing States
How they compare
SDG: Small Island Developing States currently reports 30.7% against 26.0% in Bhutan, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes SDG: Small Island Developing States's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 23rd and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 26th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Small Island Developing States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | SDG: Small Island Developing States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.8% | 33.9% | 23.8% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 24.7% | 20.2% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 24.2% | 1.2% | SDG: Small Island Developing States |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 25.3% | 2.2% | SDG: Small Island Developing States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Bhutan or SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States, at 30.7% against 26.0% in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Bhutan and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- 4.7%, with SDG: Small Island Developing States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and SDG: Small Island Developing States rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Bhutan ranks 23rd and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 26th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release