School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 12 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Bhutan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 12 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Bhutan peaked at 12 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.15 years, in 1998.
That places Bhutan 4th 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, female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.15 years | — |
| 1999 | 6.49 years | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 6.88 years | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 7.2 years | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 7.29 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.68 years | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 8.19 years | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 8.6 years | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 9.09 years | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 9.73 years | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 10.15 years | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 10.83 years | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 11.3 years | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 11.64 years | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 11.85 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 11.54 years | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 11.58 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.44 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.4 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 11.28 years | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 11.25 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 11.19 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.47 years | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 11.59 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 11.58 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.52 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 12 years | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.32 years | 6.15 years | 6.49 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.57 years | 6.88 years | 10.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.45 years | 11.19 years | 11.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.63 years | 11.47 years | 12 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 1 Sierra Leone 13.45 years compare
- 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12.8 years compare
- 3 Monaco 12.04 years compare
- 5 Namibia 11.83 years compare
- 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.67 years compare
- 7 Rwanda 11.22 years compare
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 school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Bhutan?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Bhutan was 12 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 12 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.15 years in 1998.
- How does Bhutan rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Bhutan ranks 4th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release