Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Bhutan
Bhutan: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling was 5.84 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Bhutan, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Bhutan is 5.84 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 125.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Bhutan peaked at 5.84 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.22 years, in 2012.
That places Bhutan 162nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.32 years | 2.22 years | 5.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.84 years | 5.84 years | 5.84 years | 4 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3,372 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.45 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Bhutan?
- Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Bhutan was 5.84 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.84 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 years in 2012.
- How does Bhutan rank for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?
- Bhutan ranks 162nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.