Primary net enrolment in Bhutan

In Bhutan, 89.5% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2024.

Measure: Total net enrolment rate, primary education Unit: % of children of primary school age Data: 1978 to 2024 Source: UNESCO UIS
Bhutan, 2024 89.5% % of children of primary school age
Change from 2023 +1.3percentage points 2023: 88.2%

Primary net enrolment in Bhutan over time

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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total net enrolment rate, primary education (% of children of primary school age), 2001 to 2024
Period Bhutan
2024 89.5%
2023 88.2%
2022 90.0%
2021 83.9%
2020 94.5%
2018 90.6%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2017 88.3%
2016 88.5%
2015 89.2%
2013 90.9%
2012 92.4%
2011 91.1%
2010 90.6%
2009 88.3%
2008 83.2%
2006 76.3%
2005 71.3%
2001 61.2%

Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 88.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2012, when it was 92.4%, the figure has changed by −2.9 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
NERT.1.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1978 to 2024 for Bhutan
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org