Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Bhutan

Primary completion rate in Bhutan in 2024 — 86.54%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 111. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 81.03 pp.

2024 86.54% −4.34 pp vs 2021
World rank 84of 111
Period maximum 102.12%2012
Period minimum 5.51%1976

Trend over time

1976–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Bhutan, 1976–2024050100150197619811986199119962001200620112016202120241976: 5.51%1977: 5.87%1978: 8.58%1979: 9.43%1988: 18.71%1993: 23.04%1994: 26.84%1998: 47.77%1999: 52.05%2000: 52.89%2001: 52.7%2004: 59.9%2005: 65.14%2006: 70.72%2007: 73.32%2008: 79.48%2009: 82.1%2010: 92.37%2011: 92.85%2012: 102.12%2013: 98.03%2014: 96.25%2015: 94.77%2016: 96.7%2017: 94.93%2018: 84.56%2019: 75.74%2020: 82.71%2021: 90.88%2024: 86.54%
Change over the period: +81.03 pp Annual average: 1.69 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Bhutan 86.54%
World 88.02%
South Asia 94.36%
Southern Asia computed 91.06%
Primary completion rate — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 86.54
2021 90.88 +8.17 pp
2020 82.71 +6.97 pp
2019 75.74 −8.81 pp
2018 84.56 −10.38 pp
2017 94.93 −1.76 pp
2016 96.7 +1.92 pp
2015 94.77 −1.47 pp
2014 96.25 −1.78 pp
2013 98.03 −4.09 pp
2012 102.12 +9.27 pp
2011 92.85 +0.47 pp
2010 92.37 +10.27 pp
2009 82.1 +2.62 pp
2008 79.48 +6.16 pp
2007 73.32 +2.6 pp
2006 70.72 +5.58 pp
2005 65.14 +5.24 pp
2004 59.9
2001 52.7 −0.19 pp
2000 52.89 +0.84 pp
1999 52.05 +4.28 pp
1998 47.77
1994 26.84 +3.8 pp
1993 23.04
1988 18.71
1979 9.43 +0.85 pp
1978 8.58 +2.71 pp
1977 5.87 +0.37 pp
1976 5.51

Southern Asia, 2024

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

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

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