Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Bhutan, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Bhutan stood at 99.2%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Bhutan peaked at 99.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.9%, in 2011.
That places Bhutan 86th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 56.9% | — |
| 2012 | 66.6% | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +31.2% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.6% | 56.9% | 88.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 88.2% | 99.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32,528 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,640 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11,290 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Bhutan?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Bhutan was 99.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.9% in 2011.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Bhutan ranks 86th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release