Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Bhutan
Gross tertiary enrolment in Bhutan was 13.0% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2013.
Bhutan, 2024
13.0%
Change from 2023
−2.0percentage points
World, 2024
43.6%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Bhutan over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bhutan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.0% | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | – | 37.1% |
| 2015 | – | 36.6% |
| 2014 | – | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | – | 23.6% |
| 2003 | – | 22.8% |
| 2002 | – | 21.6% |
| 2001 | – | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.0 percentage points from 15.0% in 2023.
- Since 2011, when it was 7.7%, the figure has changed by +5.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 43.6%.
More for Bhutan
All statistics for Bhutan
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
Out-of-school children
10.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS