Bhutan vs ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Bhutan
12.82 years
in 2024
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
11.7 years
in 2024
Bhutan rank
46th
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank
47th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Bhutan
  • ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2.557.51012.5197019972024

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 12.82 years against 11.7 years in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), a difference of 1.12 years.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1970 it was ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ahead.

Bhutan ranks 46th and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 47th of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.57 years 7.85 years 6.28 years ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
1980s 3.85 years 8.17 years 4.33 years ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
1990s 7.01 years 9.36 years 2.35 years ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2000s 9.33 years 10.76 years 1.43 years ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2010s 12.04 years 11.44 years 0.6079 years Bhutan
2020s 12.6 years 11.6 years 0.9981 years Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Bhutan or ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
Bhutan, at 12.82 years against 11.7 years in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Bhutan and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
1.12 years, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Bhutan ranks 46th and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 47th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release