Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bhutan

Bhutan: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 12.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
12.6%
Change on year
down 13.2%
World rank
33rd
of 153 countries
All-time high
54.6%
in 1999
All-time low
12.6%
in 2017
Years of data
14
1998–2017

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bhutan, 1998–2017

10203040501998200720171998: 54.2 %1999: 54.6 %2000: 52.3 %2001: 50.3 %2005: 44 %2006: 41.2 %2008: 34.3 %2009: 29.3 %2010: 28.5 %2011: 26.6 %2012: 24.3 %2013: 17.3 %2016: 14.5 %2017: 12.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 12.6% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bhutan peaked at 54.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2017.

That places Bhutan 33rd out of 153 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Bhutan, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 54.2%
1999 54.6% +0.6%
2000 52.3% -4.2%
2001 50.3% -3.7%
2005 44.0% -12.7%
2006 41.2% -6.4%
2008 34.3% -16.7%
2009 29.3% -14.4%
2010 28.5% -2.9%
2011 26.6% -6.6%
2012 24.3% -8.7%
2013 17.3% -28.8%
2016 14.5% -16.2%
2017 12.6% -13.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 54.4% 54.2% 54.6% 2
2000s 41.9% 29.3% 52.3% 6
2010s 20.6% 12.6% 28.5% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bhutan?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bhutan was 12.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 1999.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2017.
How does Bhutan rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Bhutan ranks 33rd out of 153 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 2,312 data points, 1997–2020
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Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/