Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bhutan
Bhutan: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 22.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bhutan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bhutan is 22.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 38.0% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bhutan peaked at 54.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2017.
Bhutan ranks 21st of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 54.2% | — |
| 1999 | 54.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 52.3% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 41.2% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -28.8% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +27.8% |
| 2023 | 35.4% | +120.4% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | -38.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 22.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 22.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.6%, 8.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +120.4% | 16.1% | 35.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.4% | 54.2% | 54.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 29.3% | 52.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 12.6% | 28.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 16.1% | 35.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,995 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,961 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,905 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,735 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 67,821 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,759 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bhutan?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bhutan was 22.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2017.
- How does Bhutan rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Bhutan ranks 21st out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release