School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan
Bhutan: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 11.31 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.31 years
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
8th
of 200 countries
All-time high
11.31 years
in 2024
All-time low
6.77 years
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan stood at 11.31 years. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan peaked at 11.31 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.77 years, in 1998.
That places Bhutan 8th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.77 years | — |
| 1999 | 7.06 years | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 7.34 years | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 7.53 years | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 7.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 7.79 years | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 8.19 years | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 8.51 years | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 8.91 years | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 9.47 years | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 9.77 years | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 10.26 years | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 10.65 years | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 10.95 years | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 11.14 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 10.9 years | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 10.96 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 10.85 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.81 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 10.7 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.65 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 10.61 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.86 years | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 10.86 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.85 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 10.77 years | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 11.31 years | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.92 years | 6.77 years | 7.06 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.53 years | 7.34 years | 10.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.82 years | 10.61 years | 11.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.93 years | 10.77 years | 11.31 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.82 years compare
- 6 Eswatini 11.55 years compare
- 7 Antigua and Barbuda 11.49 years compare
- 9 Australia 11.25 years compare
- 10 Rwanda 11.23 years compare
- 11 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.22 years compare
More education data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,509 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan was 11.31 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.31 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.77 years in 1998.
- How does Bhutan rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Bhutan ranks 8th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release