Bhutan vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity
Bhutan
99.2%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
89.3%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
86th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
83rd
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity over time
- Bhutan
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 99.2% against 89.3% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2011 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
Bhutan ranks 86th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 83rd of 133 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.6% | 87.7% | 10.2% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 89.1% | 5.7% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of primary schools with access to electricity, Bhutan or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Bhutan, at 99.2% against 89.3% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with access to electricity between Bhutan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 9.9%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Bhutan ranks 86th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 83rd of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%). 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