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 106th of 178 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% |
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
- 103 Seychelles 93.5% compare
- 104 Nicaragua 93.5% compare
- 105 Tajikistan 93.4% compare
- 107 China (People’s Republic of) 93.4% compare
- 108 Colombia 93.2% compare
- 109 Panama 92.8% compare
More education data for Bhutan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,372 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (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 106th out of 178 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release