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Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Bhutan

Bhutan: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 4 years in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 210 countries
All-time high
5 years
in 1970
All-time low
4 years
in 1998
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Bhutan, 1970–2020

012345197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 4 years for official entrance age to pre-primary education in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Bhutan peaked at 5 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1998.

Bhutan ranks 16th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Bhutan, year by year

Year years Change
1970 5 years —
1971 5 years +0.0%
1972 5 years +0.0%
1973 5 years +0.0%
1974 5 years +0.0%
1975 5 years +0.0%
1976 5 years +0.0%
1977 5 years +0.0%
1978 5 years +0.0%
1979 5 years +0.0%
1980 5 years +0.0%
1981 5 years +0.0%
1982 5 years +0.0%
1983 5 years +0.0%
1984 5 years +0.0%
1985 5 years +0.0%
1986 5 years +0.0%
1987 5 years +0.0%
1988 5 years +0.0%
1989 5 years +0.0%
1990 5 years +0.0%
1991 5 years +0.0%
1992 5 years +0.0%
1993 5 years +0.0%
1994 5 years +0.0%
1995 5 years +0.0%
1996 5 years +0.0%
1997 5 years +0.0%
1998 4 years -20.0%
1999 4 years +0.0%
2000 4 years +0.0%
2001 4 years +0.0%
2002 4 years +0.0%
2003 4 years +0.0%
2004 4 years +0.0%
2005 4 years +0.0%
2006 4 years +0.0%
2007 4 years +0.0%
2008 4 years +0.0%
2009 4 years +0.0%
2010 4 years +0.0%
2011 4 years +0.0%
2012 4 years +0.0%
2013 4 years +0.0%
2014 4 years +0.0%
2015 4 years +0.0%
2016 4 years +0.0%
2017 4 years +0.0%
2018 4 years +0.0%
2019 4 years +0.0%
2020 4 years +0.0%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

  • Bhutan's 4 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 years, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bhutan's 4 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 3 years, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5 years 5 years 5 years 10
1980s 5 years 5 years 5 years 10
1990s 4.8 years 4 years 5 years 10
2000s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
2010s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
2020s 4 years 4 years 4 years 1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 16 Angola 4 years compare
  2. 16 Aruba 4 years compare
  3. 16 Australia 4 years compare
  4. 16 Benin 4 years compare
  5. 16 Bermuda 4 years compare
  6. 16 Bolivia 4 years compare
  7. 16 Brazil 4 years compare
  8. 16 Cameroon 4 years compare
  9. 16 Costa Rica 4 years compare
  10. 16 Curacao 4 years compare
  11. 16 Djibouti 4 years compare
  12. 16 Egypt 4 years compare
  13. 16 El Salvador 4 years compare
  14. 16 Equatorial Guinea 4 years compare
  15. 16 Eritrea 4 years compare
  16. 16 Ethiopia 4 years compare
  17. 16 Ghana 4 years compare
  18. 16 Greece 4 years compare
  19. 16 Guatemala 4 years compare
  20. 16 Guinea 4 years compare
  21. 16 Iraq 4 years compare
  22. 16 Jordan 4 years compare
  23. 16 Kuwait 4 years compare
  24. 16 Libya 4 years compare
  25. 16 Malaysia 4 years compare
  26. 16 Mali 4 years compare
  27. 16 Marshall Islands 4 years compare
  28. 16 Morocco 4 years compare
  29. 16 Niger 4 years compare
  30. 16 Oman 4 years compare
  31. 16 Panama 4 years compare
  32. 16 Rwanda 4 years compare
  33. 16 Seychelles 4 years compare
  34. 16 Sudan 4 years compare
  35. 16 Suriname 4 years compare
  36. 16 Tonga 4 years compare
  37. 16 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 years compare
  38. 16 United Arab Emirates 4 years compare
  39. 16 Vanuatu 4 years compare
  40. 16 Palestine 4 years compare
  41. 16 Zimbabwe 4 years compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Bhutan?
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Bhutan was 4 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1970.
What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1998.
How does Bhutan rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
Bhutan ranks 16th out of 210 countries with data for 2020.
Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
210 places, 10,271 data points, 1970–2020
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Age at which students would enter pre-primary education.