School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Bhutan
Bhutan: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 7.76 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Bhutan, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Bhutan stood at 7.76 years.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Bhutan peaked at 7.84 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.18 years, in 1971.
Bhutan ranks 14th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.62 years | 1.18 years | 2.23 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.34 years | 2.69 years | 3.79 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.36 years | 3.17 years | 5.48 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.4 years | 5.59 years | 7.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3 years | 6.86 years | 7.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.35 years | 7.2 years | 7.76 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3,372 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.45 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Bhutan?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Bhutan was 7.76 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.84 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 years in 1971.
- How does Bhutan rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Bhutan ranks 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release