School life expectancy, primary, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: School life expectancy, primary, male was 7.48 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Bhutan, 1970β2024
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 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
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 Central African Republic 6.5 years compare
- 21 Uganda 7.4 years compare
- 22 Falkland Islands 7.36 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, 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 212 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