Primary school completion rate in Bhutan
The primary completion rate in Bhutan was 86.5% in 2024.
Bhutan, 2024
86.5%
Change from 2021
−4.3percentage points
World, 2024
88.0%
Primary school completion rate in Bhutan over time
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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bhutan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 86.5% | 88.0% |
| 2023 | – | 87.3% |
| 2022 | – | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 90.9% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 75.7% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 84.6% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 102.1% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 92.4% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 82.1% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 79.5% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 73.3% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 70.7% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 65.1% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 59.9% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | – | 83.5% |
| 2002 | – | 83.3% |
| 2001 | 52.7% | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 90.9% in 2021, a change of −4.3 percentage points.
- Since 2012, when it was 102.1%, the figure has changed by −15.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 88.0%.
More for Bhutan
All statistics for Bhutan
Primary school enrolment (gross)
114.9%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
86.2%
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