Primary enrollment selected countries in Bhutan
Bhutan: Primary enrollment selected countries was 89.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries in Bhutan, 1978–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 89.5 for primary enrollment selected countries in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries in Bhutan peaked at 94.54 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.02, in 1978.
That places Bhutan 157th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries 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% |
| 2005 | 71.3 | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 76.28 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 83.24 | +9.1% |
| 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% |
| 2015 | 89.15 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 88.54 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 88.29 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 90.58 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 94.54 | +4.4% |
| 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 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 | 73.2 | 58.92 | 88.29 | 6 |
| 2010s | 90.19 | 88.29 | 92.39 | 8 |
| 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)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.5 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries in Bhutan?
- Primary enrollment selected countries in Bhutan was 89.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 94.54 in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.02 in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for primary enrollment selected countries?
- Bhutan ranks 157th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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