Education spending in Bhutan
Government spending on education in Bhutan was equal to 5.8% of GDP in 2023.
Bhutan, 2023
5.8%
Change from 2022
−1.6percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Bhutan over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bhutan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.8% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | – | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.6 percentage points from 7.5% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 5.2%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Bhutan
All statistics for Bhutan
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
13.0%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
114.9%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
20.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
89.6%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
72.8%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
58.1%
2022 · UNESCO UIS