Primary completion rate, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: Primary completion rate, male was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Bhutan, 1978–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Bhutan is 79.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Bhutan peaked at 96.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 1978.
Bhutan ranks 144th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 12.8% | — |
| 1979 | 13.9% | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 26.4% | +90.4% |
| 1994 | 29.8% | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 52.4% | +75.8% |
| 1999 | 55.9% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 55.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.3% | 12.8% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 41.1% | 26.4% | 55.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 55.5% | 75.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 68.8% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 74.8% | 83.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 141 Nicaragua 80.5% compare
- 142 Nauru 80.5% compare
- 143 Cote d'Ivoire 79.7% compare
- 145 Democratic Republic of Congo 78.5% compare
- 146 Cameroon 78.1% compare
- 147 Mozambique 76.2% compare
More education data for Bhutan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,544 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,828 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5,781 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,509 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Bhutan?
- Primary completion rate, male in Bhutan was 79.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Bhutan ranks 144th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.