Bhutan vs Laos: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Bhutan

89.5%

in 2024

Laos

89.6%

in 2025

Bhutan rank

157th

Laos rank

156th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Laos currently reports 89.6% against 89.5% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Laos ahead.

Bhutan ranks 157th and Laos ranks 156th of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.