Preprimary education, duration in Bhutan
Bhutan: Preprimary education, duration was 3 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
104th
of 202 countries
All-time high
3 years
in 2023
All-time low
2 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Preprimary education, duration in Bhutan, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, preprimary education, duration in Bhutan stood at 3 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Bhutan peaked at 3 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 1998.
That places Bhutan 104th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 years | 2 years | 3 years | 6 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3,372 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 110.8% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 411,263 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Bhutan?
- Preprimary education, duration in Bhutan was 3 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 1998.
- How does Bhutan rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Bhutan ranks 104th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.