Bhutan vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Bhutan
12.3%
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
5.4%
in 2019
Bhutan rank
30th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

  • Bhutan
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
10203040197019942019

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 12.3% against 5.4% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 6.9%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.3 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 30th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 148 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 44.0% 11.8% 32.2% Bhutan
2000s 31.1% 8.4% 22.7% Bhutan
2010s 14.9% 5.6% 9.3% Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Bhutan or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Bhutan, at 12.3% against 5.4% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
6.9%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Bhutan ranks 30th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/