Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bhutan
Bhutan: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 17.4% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bhutan, 2012β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 17.4% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 146.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bhutan peaked at 17.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2012.
That places Bhutan 75th out of 101 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.4% | 7.0% | 15.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.3% | 17.4% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Bhutan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bhutan was 17.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2012.
- How does Bhutan rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Bhutan ranks 75th out of 101 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.3%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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