Secondary education, duration in Bhutan
Bhutan: Secondary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, duration in Bhutan, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary education, duration in Bhutan stood at 6 years. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Bhutan peaked at 6 years in 1986 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 91st of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.4 years | 5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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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, total 411,263 (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in Bhutan?
- Secondary education, duration in Bhutan was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1986.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for secondary education, duration?
- Bhutan ranks 91st out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.