School life expectancy, primary, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: School life expectancy, primary, female was 8.07 years in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, primary, female in Bhutan, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 8.07 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Bhutan peaked at 8.17 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1213 years, in 1970.
That places Bhutan 9th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7678 years | 0.1213 years | 1.29 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.39 years | 2 years | 2.87 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 3.85 years | 2.44 years | 5.08 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.42 years | 5.27 years | 7.86 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.55 years | 7.07 years | 8.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.69 years | 7.53 years | 8.07 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 6 Zambia 8.4 years compare
- 7 Mozambique 8.31 years compare
- 7 South Africa 6.95 years compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.28 years compare
- 10 Eswatini 7.88 years compare
- 11 Ireland 7.85 years compare
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, female in Bhutan?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Bhutan was 8.07 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.17 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1213 years in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Bhutan ranks 9th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release