School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Bhutan
Bhutan: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.8224 years in 2020. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Bhutan, 1978β2020
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.
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 |
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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, 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.