School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bhutan
Bhutan: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 12.82 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.82 years
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
46th
of 213 countries
All-time high
12.82 years
in 2024
All-time low
1.3 years
in 1970
Years of data
33
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 12.82 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bhutan peaked at 12.82 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.3 years, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 46th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.3 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.32 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.43 years | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 1.7 years | +19.4% |
| 1977 | 2.09 years | +22.8% |
| 1982 | 3.58 years | +71.1% |
| 1983 | 3.85 years | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 3.99 years | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 3.96 years | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 6.85 years | +73.1% |
| 1999 | 7.17 years | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 7.49 years | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 7.76 years | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 9.05 years | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 9.49 years | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 10.09 years | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 10.4 years | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 11.01 years | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 11.46 years | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 11.8 years | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 12.08 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 11.97 years | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 12.3 years | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 12.21 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.12 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 12.1 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.1 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.3 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 12.66 years | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 12.62 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 12.48 years | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 12.44 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 12.82 years | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.57 years | 1.3 years | 2.09 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 3.85 years | 3.58 years | 3.99 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 7.01 years | 6.85 years | 7.17 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.33 years | 7.49 years | 11.01 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.04 years | 11.46 years | 12.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6 years | 12.44 years | 12.82 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 43 Grenada 12.86 years compare
- 44 Czechia 12.84 years compare
- 45 Montserrat 12.84 years compare
- 47 Aruba 12.81 years compare
- 48 Montenegro 12.81 years compare
- 49 Saudi Arabia 12.8 years compare
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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bhutan?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bhutan was 12.82 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.82 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 years in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Bhutan ranks 46th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release