Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male was 89.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Bhutan, 1978–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2018, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Bhutan stood at 89.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Bhutan peaked at 90.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 1978.
That places Bhutan 117th out of 165 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 30.7% | — |
| 1979 | 33.9% | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 57.6% | +69.9% |
| 1999 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 60.4% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 70.1% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 73.8% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 90.2% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 89.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.7%, 98% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 89.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 94.5%, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +69.9% | 33.9% | 57.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.3% | 30.7% | 33.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 57.9% | 57.6% | 58.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 60.4% | 83.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 85.9% | 90.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,995 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,961 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,905 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,735 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 67,821 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,759 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Bhutan?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Bhutan was 89.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male?
- Bhutan ranks 117th out of 165 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.