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Education · South Asia · Lower-middle income

Bhutan: education in numbers

Pre-primary enrolment is 51.9% (2021), 110th of 176 in the world and 4th of 6 in South Asia. Primary enrolment is 114.9% (2024), 19th of 191 in the world and 2nd of 6 in South Asia. Primary completion is 86.5% (2024), 119th of 168 in the world and 6th of 6 in South Asia.

Pre-primary enrolment51.9%2021 · world 110/176 · region 4/6Primary enrolment114.9%2024 · world 19/191 · region 2/6Primary completion86.5%2024 · world 119/168 · region 6/6Secondary enrolment86.2%2024 · world 115/176 · region 3/6
Pre-primary enrolment
BhutanSouth AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%199520002005201020152020Bhutan51.9%South AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
BhutanSouth AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%50%100%150%199520002005201020152020Bhutan114.9%South AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Education: Bhutan in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within South Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross51.9%2021110/1764/61.1%2.4%32.7%+46.3 ppsince 201162.0%58.5%60.9%
Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross114.9%202419/1912/677.9%112.0%103.8%+10.2 ppsince 2014119.0%105.4%102.2%
Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group86.5%2024119/1686/652.9%92.4%82.7%−9.7 ppsince 201494.4%88.0%88.0%
Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross86.2%2024115/1763/630.5%62.9%89.8%+2.0 ppsince 201476.9%68.0%77.3%
Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group56.6%2024138/1686/623.8%64.9%83.2%−21.8 ppsince 201486.6%73.7%77.9%
Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross13.0%2024146/1726/62.7%19996.6%16.9%+2.6 ppsince 201332.8%27.4%43.6%
Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age10.5%202444/1781/641.1%9.4%5.5%+1.4 ppsince 2013—8.3%—
Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+64.9%2022121/1416/6·55.3%201264.9%2022+9.6 ppsince 201278.2%78.3%87.7%
Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–2497.7%202278/1483/6·86.1%201297.7%2022+11.7 ppsince 201296.9%91.9%93.1%
Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary34.7201829/1731/641.125.934.72018+16%since 200833.228.923.4
Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP5.8%202331/1841/65.8%3.8%5.5%+0.7 ppsince 20132.9%3.4%3.6%
Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure22.2%20258/1791/613.9%10.3%16.3%−3.1 ppsince 201511.3%13.6%14.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Bhutan and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Bhutan. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorBhutanIndiaChina
Pre-primary enrolment51.9%202151.7%202193.1%2021
Primary enrolment114.9%2024111.0%202599.6%2024
Primary completion86.5%202490.3%2025103.5%2010
Secondary enrolment86.2%202479.6%202592.3%2012
Lower secondary completion56.6%202488.0%2025103.6%2012
Tertiary enrolment13.0%202434.4%202576.9%2024
Out-of-school children10.5%20240.1%2025—
Adult literacy64.9%202278.2%202496.7%2020
Youth literacy97.7%202297.3%202499.8%2020
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