Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 5.84 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Bhutan, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Bhutan is 5.84, 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 gdp per capita in Bhutan peaked at 5.84 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.22, 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.
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.36 | — |
| 2011 | 2.29 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.22 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.59 | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 2.96 | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 3.32 | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 3.69 | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 4.06 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 4.58 | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 5.17 | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 5.84 | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 5.84 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.84 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.84 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.32 | 2.22 | 5.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.84 | 5.84 | 5.84 | 4 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,372 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Bhutan?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Bhutan was 5.84 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.84 in 2020.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 in 2012.
- How does Bhutan rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 162nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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