Bhutan's adult literacy rose from 52.8 % in 2005 to 64.9 % in 2022.
Bhutan's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 62.3 % in 1995 to 114.9 % in 2024.
Bhutan · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 13 with data
Bhutan's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 74.4 % in 2005 to 97.7 % in 2022.
Bhutan's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 5.0 % in 1974 to 86.2 % in 2024.
Bhutan's tertiary enrolment rose from 0.4 % in 1978 to 13.0 % in 2024.
Bhutan's children out of school, primary fell from 48,268 in 1978 to 8,385 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −4.3 pts84th of 111
- Tertiary attainmentdown −1.7 pts85th of 111*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +1.9 pts102nd of 117*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs106th of 195
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- Education spendingdown −1.6 pts15th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +5.0 pts3rd of 60
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +0.3 %72nd of 90
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Bhutan.