Start month of the academic school year in Bhutan
Bhutan: Start month of the academic school year was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Start month of the academic school year in Bhutan, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, start month of the academic school year in Bhutan stood at 3. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Bhutan peaked at 3 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2005.
That places Bhutan 169th out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3 | — |
| 1998 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.6 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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 start month of the academic school year in Bhutan?
- Start month of the academic school year in Bhutan was 3 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- How does Bhutan rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Bhutan ranks 169th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release