Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Bhutan
Bhutan: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 12.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Bhutan, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 12.3% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Bhutan peaked at 44.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2018.
That places Bhutan 30th out of 148 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 44.4% | — |
| 1999 | 43.5% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 39.5% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.0% | 43.5% | 44.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 21.2% | 41.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.3% | 18.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 27 Panama 12.9% compare
- 28 South Africa 12.6% compare
- 29 Cameroon 12.5% compare
- 31 Republic of Moldova 12.2% compare
- 32 British Virgin Islands 11.9% compare
- 33 Eswatini 11.6% compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Bhutan?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Bhutan was 12.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2018.
- How does Bhutan rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Bhutan ranks 30th out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/