Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Bhutan

Children out of school in Bhutan in 2024 — 8,385 people. Ranked 50 in the world out of 120. Since 1978, the indicator has fallen by 82.6%.

2024 8,385 people −14.48% vs 2023
World rank 50of 120
Period maximum 48,452 people1979
Period minimum 4,954 people2020

Trend over time

1978–2024 · people

Children out of school — Bhutan, 1978–2024020,00040,00060,00019781983198819931998200320082013201820231978: 48,268 people1979: 48,452 people1998: 46,719 people1999: 46,441 people2000: 44,897 people2001: 42,948 people2005: 30,881 people2006: 24,984 people2008: 17,016 people2009: 11,692 people2010: 9,292 people2011: 8,703 people2012: 7,446 people2013: 8,923 people2015: 10,446 people2016: 10,929 people2017: 11,055 people2018: 8,759 people2020: 4,954 people2021: 14,142 people2022: 8,653 people2023: 9,805 people2024: 8,385 people
Change over the period: −39,883 (−82.63%) Average annual rate: -3.73 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bhutan

Bhutan 8,385 people
South Asia computed 6.54M people
Southern Asia computed 6.54M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 14.69M people
Children out of school — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 8,385 −1,420 −14.48%
2023 9,805 +1,152 +13.31%
2022 8,653 −5,489 −38.81%
2021 14,142 +9,188 +185.47%
2020 4,954
2018 8,759 −2,296 −20.77%
2017 11,055 +126 +1.15%
2016 10,929 +483 +4.62%
2015 10,446
2013 8,923 +1,477 +19.84%
2012 7,446 −1,257 −14.44%
2011 8,703 −589 −6.34%
2010 9,292 −2,400 −20.53%
2009 11,692 −5,324 −31.29%
2008 17,016
2006 24,984 −5,897 −19.1%
2005 30,881
2001 42,948 −1,949 −4.34%
2000 44,897 −1,544 −3.32%
1999 46,441 −278 −0.6%
1998 46,719
1979 48,452 +184 +0.38%
1978 48,268

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.