Education in Bhutan 161 indicators covering education for Bhutan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 down 7.7% 30th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 down 25.0% 58th Population ages 15-64 73.0% 2025 up 8.3% 11th Duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 up 50.0% 27th Population ages 0-14 20.4% 2025 down 24.5% 122nd School enrollment, primary 114.9% 2024 up 9.7% 22nd Primary education, teachers 3,372 2024 down 7.3% 165th Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.45 live births per woman 2024 down 24.6% 182nd School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% 2024 up 10.9% 11th School enrollment, primary, male 110.8% 2024 up 8.6% 40th Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 1.46 live births per woman 2023 down 26.9% 180th Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 1.46 live births per woman 2023 down 26.9% 180th Labor force, female 40.4% 2025 up 2.0% 135th Labor force, total 411,263 2025 up 20.4% 160th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2021 up 2.2% 13th School enrollment, secondary 86.2% 2024 up 2.4% 122nd Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 2.3 per 1,000 2024 down 37.8% 61st Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 4.5 per 1,000 2024 down 16.7% 27th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 4.8 per 1,000 2024 down 23.8% 60th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 6.5 per 1,000 2024 down 8.5% 68th Secondary education, teachers 6,995 2023 up 40.2% 149th School enrollment, secondary, female 94.0% 2024 up 1.9% 95th School enrollment, secondary, male 79.0% 2024 up 2.5% 134th School enrollment, tertiary 13.0% 2024 up 25.6% 150th School enrollment, primary, private 3.7% 2020 up 33.8% 159th Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 3.7% 2020 up 33.8% 167th School enrollment, preprimary 51.9% 2021 up 823.1% 117th School enrollment, tertiary, male 12.3% 2024 up 10.3% 149th School enrollment, tertiary, female 13.8% 2024 up 46.0% 144th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.13 GPI 2018 up 16.5% 18th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.11 GPI 2024 up 30.8% 120th Secondary education, teachers, female 3,010 2023 up 48.2% 147th Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 5.84 years 2023 up 125.5% 162nd Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 5.84 years 2023 up 125.5% 162nd Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 13.7% 2020 down 79.9% 152nd Primary completion rate, female 94.8% 2024 down 9.3% 94th Primary completion rate, male 79.0% 2024 down 10.8% 144th Government expenditure on education, total 5.8% 2023 up 13.2% 32nd Secondary education, general pupils 74,638 2018 up 56.4% 154th Lower secondary completion rate, total 56.6% 2024 down 27.8% 145th School enrollment, preprimary, female 51.8% 2021 up 783.8% 118th School enrollment, preprimary, male 52.1% 2021 up 864.4% 114th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 88.7% 2016 up 1.5% 102nd Government expenditure on education, total 22.2% 2025 down 12.3% 8th Secondary education, general pupils 52.4% 2018 up 8.3% 20th Lower secondary completion rate, female 60.9% 2024 down 32.5% 143rd Lower secondary completion rate, male 52.6% 2024 down 22.9% 148th Children out of school 10.5% 2024 up 14.9% 50th Share of children in primary school age who are in school 89.5% 2024 down 1.5% 157th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Primary education, pupils 91,759 2024 down 9.7% 158th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 down 14.3% 25th Secondary education, pupils 67,821 2024 down 8.6% 157th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 93.1% 2016 up 6.1% 87th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 84.6% 2016 up 4.2% 101st Secondary education, vocational pupils 1,583 2018 up 23.3% 157th Number of under-five deaths, male 96 2024 down 55.1% 151st Number of infant deaths, female 59 2024 down 54.3% 152nd Number of under-five deaths, female 74 2024 down 56.2% 153rd Page 1 of 3 Next →