Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 85.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Bhutan, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Bhutan stood at 85.9%.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Bhutan peaked at 90.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 1978.
Bhutan ranks 138th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 30.5% | — |
| 1979 | 33.5% | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 59.0% | +76.0% |
| 1999 | 59.6% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 61.3% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 69.7% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 84.2% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 86.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 85.4% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 85.9% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.0% | 30.5% | 33.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 59.3% | 59.0% | 59.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 61.3% | 84.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 85.4% | 89.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 80.0% | 90.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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, male in Bhutan?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Bhutan was 85.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Bhutan ranks 138th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release