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

Latest (2018)
12.3%
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
30th
of 148 countries
All-time high
44.4%
in 1998
All-time low
12.3%
in 2018
Years of data
16
1998–2018

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Bhutan, 1998–2018

102030401998200820181998: 44.4 %1999: 43.5 %2000: 41.5 %2001: 39.5 %2005: 32.2 %2006: 29.2 %2008: 23 %2009: 21.2 %2010: 18.8 %2011: 16.8 %2012: 13.9 %2013: 15 %2015: 14 %2016: 14.3 %2017: 13.8 %2018: 12.3 %

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%) in Bhutan, 1998 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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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
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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/