School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Bhutan
Bhutan: School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 7.48 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 7.48 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Bhutan peaked at 7.57 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.89 years, in 1971.
Bhutan ranks 19th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.23 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.89 years | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 2.06 years | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 2.19 years | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 2.52 years | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 2.71 years | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 2.87 years | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 3.14 years | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 4.2 years | +34.0% |
| 1983 | 4.43 years | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 4.52 years | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 4.38 years | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 4.65 years | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 4.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 4.03 years | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 3.6 years | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 4.3 years | +19.5% |
| 1994 | 4.48 years | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 4.85 years | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 5.26 years | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 5.46 years | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 5.8 years | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 5.87 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 5.9 years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.91 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.03 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 6.2 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 6.33 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 6.55 years | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 6.91 years | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 6.92 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 7.2 years | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 7.38 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 7.55 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 7.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 7.24 years | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 7.11 years | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 6.98 years | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 6.87 years | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.75 years | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.66 years | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.63 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.96 years | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 6.96 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.96 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.88 years | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 7.48 years | +8.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 7.48 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.1 years, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 7.48 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 5.62 years, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +34.0% | 3.14 years | 4.2 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.45 years | 1.89 years | 3.14 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.48 years | 4.2 years | 4.68 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.85 years | 3.6 years | 5.87 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.38 years | 5.9 years | 7.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.08 years | 6.63 years | 7.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.05 years | 6.88 years | 7.48 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 16 Ireland 7.67 years compare
- 17 Afghanistan 7.58 years compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 7.53 years compare
- 20 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.44 years compare
- 21 Uganda 7.4 years compare
- 22 Falkland Islands 7.36 years compare
More education data for Bhutan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,995 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,961 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,905 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,735 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 67,821 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,759 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Bhutan?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Bhutan was 7.48 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.57 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.89 years in 1971.
- How does Bhutan rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Bhutan ranks 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release