Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Bhutan
Bhutan: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 89.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Bhutan, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 89.5 for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Bhutan peaked at 94.54 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.02, in 1978.
Bhutan ranks 157th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 22.02 | — |
| 1979 | 24.68 | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 55.79 | +126.1% |
| 1999 | 56.69 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 58.92 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 61.17 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 63.7 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 66.23 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 68.77 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 71.3 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 76.28 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 79.76 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 83.24 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 88.29 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 90.57 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 91.11 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 92.39 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 90.86 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 90.01 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 89.15 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 88.54 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 88.29 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 90.58 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 92.56 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 94.54 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 83.9 | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 89.96 | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 88.23 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 89.5 | +1.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 89.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.74, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 89.5 is below the median for South Asia, which is 96.6, 93% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +126.1% | 24.68 | 55.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.35 | 22.02 | 24.68 | 2 |
| 1990s | 56.24 | 55.79 | 56.69 | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.76 | 58.92 | 88.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.41 | 88.29 | 92.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.22 | 83.9 | 94.54 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.39 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Bhutan?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Bhutan was 89.5 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 94.54 in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.02 in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Bhutan ranks 157th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.