Primary education, pupils in Bhutan
Bhutan: Primary education, pupils was 49.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Bhutan, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 49.3% for primary education, pupils in 2018.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Bhutan peaked at 49.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1970.
That places Bhutan 34th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.2% | 5.0% | 29.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 33.9% | 31.6% | 37.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 43.1% | 37.0% | 45.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 46.1% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 49.2% | 49.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (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 primary education, pupils in Bhutan?
- Primary education, pupils in Bhutan was 49.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for primary education, pupils?
- Bhutan ranks 34th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.