School enrollment, primary, private in Bhutan
Bhutan: School enrollment, primary, private was 3.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Bhutan, 1998–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Bhutan is 3.7%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Bhutan peaked at 4.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2001.
That places Bhutan 159th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.5% | — |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Bhutan?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Bhutan was 3.7% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2001.
- How does Bhutan rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Bhutan ranks 159th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.