Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 5,498 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Bhutan, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Bhutan is 5,498, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Bhutan peaked at 6,673 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 434, in 1978.
Bhutan ranks 97th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 434 | — |
| 1979 | 2,135 | +391.9% |
| 1993 | 6,278 | +194.1% |
| 1994 | 6,673 | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 5,920 | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 5,502 | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 6,296 | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 6,350 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3,961 | -37.6% |
| 2008 | 3,876 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 4,074 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 3,939 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 3,674 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 3,405 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 3,516 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 3,672 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 3,406 | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 2,604 | -23.5% |
| 2018 | 3,959 | +52.0% |
| 2020 | 3,782 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 2,642 | -30.1% |
| 2022 | 5,111 | +93.5% |
| 2023 | 5,476 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 5,498 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,284 | 434 | 2,135 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6,093 | 5,502 | 6,673 | 4 |
| 2000s | 4,911 | 3,876 | 6,350 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3,522 | 2,604 | 3,959 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4,502 | 2,642 | 5,498 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,372 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Bhutan?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Bhutan was 5,498 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,673 in 1994.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 434 in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- Bhutan ranks 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. 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 Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release