Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Bhutan
Bhutan: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 1.5% in 2022. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Bhutan, 2012β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bhutan is 1.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 26.7% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bhutan peaked at 2.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2021.
Bhutan ranks 57th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 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 master's or equivalent in Bhutan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bhutan was 1.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Bhutan ranks 57th out of 65 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release