Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bhutan
Bhutan: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 19.6% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bhutan, 2012β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bhutan is 19.6%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bhutan peaked at 23.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2012.
Bhutan ranks 55th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.9% | 15.4% | 22.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 19.6% | 23.3% | 3 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bhutan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bhutan was 19.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2012.
- How does Bhutan rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bhutan ranks 55th out of 90 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release