How does Bhutan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?

Bhutan ranks 35th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.

Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Bhutan

Name: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Bhutan
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Bhutan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 23.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)

23.1%

Change on year

down 3.7%

World rank

35th

of 138 countries

All-time high

53.7%

in 1998

All-time low

23.1%

in 2018

Years of data

1998–2018

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Bhutan, 1998–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Bhutan stood at 23.1%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Bhutan peaked at 53.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2018.

Bhutan ranks 35th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%) in Bhutan, 1998 to 2018.
Year	%	Change
1998	53.7%	—
1999	51.6%	-3.9%
2000	50.0%	-3.2%
2001	49.9%	-0.1%
2005	42.3%	-15.2%
2006	40.3%	-4.8%
2008	34.2%	-15.2%
2009	34.9%	+2.0%
2010	31.2%	-10.6%
2011	29.3%	-6.1%
2012	27.0%	-7.7%
2013	28.9%	+7.0%
2015	23.7%	-18.2%
2016	24.8%	+4.6%
2017	24.0%	-3.1%
2018	23.1%	-3.7%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

Bhutan's 23.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	52.6%	51.6%	53.7%	2
2000s	41.9%	34.2%	50.0%	6
2010s	26.5%	23.1%	31.2%	8

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Bhutan?: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Bhutan was 23.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2018.
How does Bhutan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Bhutan ranks 35th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,095 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/