Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Bhutan, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Bhutan stood at 93.4%.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Bhutan peaked at 99.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1978.
Bhutan ranks 107th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 13.3% | — |
| 1979 | 15.6% | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 52.4% | +236.9% |
| 1999 | 53.7% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 56.5% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +23.3% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 92.8% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 92.6% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | +0.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 93.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.7%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 93.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 97.9%, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +236.9% | 15.6% | 52.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 13.3% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 52.4% | 53.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 56.5% | 92.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 91.4% | 96.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 88.2% | 99.2% | 5 |
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Bhutan?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Bhutan was 93.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Bhutan ranks 107th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release