School enrollment, primary, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: School enrollment, primary, male was 110.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, male in Bhutan stood at 110.8%. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Bhutan peaked at 110.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 1971.
That places Bhutan 40th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.2% | — |
| 1971 | 31.4% | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 34.3% | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 36.5% | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 42.0% | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 45.1% | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 49.2% | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 70.1% | +42.4% |
| 1983 | 73.8% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 75.3% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 73.1% | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 66.4% | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 66.9% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 57.6% | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 51.5% | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 61.5% | +19.5% |
| 1994 | 64.0% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 69.3% | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 75.2% | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 78.0% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 79.6% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 80.8% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 82.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 83.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 84.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 86.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 91.6% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 95.4% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 100.8% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 104.6% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 107.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 109.8% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 109.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 104.2% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 102.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 100.5% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 94.7% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 100.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 100.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 102.1% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 110.8% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.1% | 31.4% | 49.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 70.9% | 66.4% | 75.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 68.6% | 51.5% | 80.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 82.2% | 104.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.1% | 94.7% | 109.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.8% | 99.9% | 110.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Bhutan?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Bhutan was 110.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 110.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 1971.
- How does Bhutan rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Bhutan ranks 40th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.