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 26.0% 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 26.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 33.6% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bhutan peaked at 58.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2017.
Bhutan ranks 23rd 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 | 57.4% | — |
| 1999 | 58.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 56.2% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 53.6% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | -28.3% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | +33.8% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | +94.3% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | -33.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 26.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 26.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.9%, 8.9× 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 | +94.3% | 20.2% | 39.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.8% | 57.4% | 58.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 31.7% | 56.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 15.1% | 30.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 20.2% | 39.2% | 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 26.0% 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 58.1% 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 15.1% in 2017.
- How does Bhutan rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Bhutan ranks 23rd 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 36.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release