School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Bhutan
Bhutan: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) was 0.8224 years in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Bhutan, 1978–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.8224 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 127.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Bhutan peaked at 0.8224 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0204 years, in 1978.
Bhutan ranks 122nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0204 years | — |
| 1979 | 0.0372 years | +82.5% |
| 1980 | 0.044 years | +18.4% |
| 1983 | 0.036 years | -18.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1337 years | +271.5% |
| 2005 | 0.252 years | +88.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2652 years | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2852 years | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3379 years | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3246 years | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3623 years | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.446 years | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4755 years | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.545 years | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7777 years | +42.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8224 years | +5.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.8224 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.678 years, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.8224 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.13 years, 73% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +271.5% | 0.036 years | 0.1337 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0288 years | 0.0204 years | 0.0372 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.04 years | 0.036 years | 0.044 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1337 years | 0.1337 years | 0.1337 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.293 years | 0.252 years | 0.3379 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5213 years | 0.3623 years | 0.7777 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8224 years | 0.8224 years | 0.8224 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.39 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.5 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Bhutan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Bhutan was 0.8224 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8224 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0204 years in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Bhutan ranks 122nd out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.0%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.