Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Bhutan

Primary school enrollment in Bhutan in 2018 — 88%. Ranked 51 in the world out of 72. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 66 pp.

2018 88% +0.6 pp vs 2017
World rank 51of 72
Period maximum 90.2%2012
Period minimum 22%1978

Trend over time

1978–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Bhutan, 1978–20180255075100197819821986199019941998200220062010201420181978: 22%1979: 24.8%1998: 53.7%1999: 54.6%2000: 57.3%2001: 59.9%2005: 69.6%2006: 73.5%2008: 79.4%2009: 84.2%2010: 86.3%2011: 87.9%2012: 90.2%2013: 88.3%2015: 88.2%2016: 87.5%2017: 87.4%2018: 88%
Change over the period: +66 pp Annual average: 1.65 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Bhutan 88%
World 89.4%
South Asia 87.8%
Primary school enrollment — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 88 +0.6 pp
2017 87.4 −0.1 pp
2016 87.5 −0.6 pp
2015 88.2
2013 88.3 −1.9 pp
2012 90.2 +2.4 pp
2011 87.9 +1.6 pp
2010 86.3 +2.1 pp
2009 84.2 +4.7 pp
2008 79.4
2006 73.5 +4 pp
2005 69.6
2001 59.9 +2.6 pp
2000 57.3 +2.7 pp
1999 54.6 +0.9 pp
1998 53.7
1979 24.8 +2.8 pp
1978 22

Southern Asia, 2018

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

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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