School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Bhutan

Bhutan: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.6537 years in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.6537 years
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
158th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.6865 years
in 2018
All-time low
0.0141 years
in 1995
Years of data
19
1995–2020

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Bhutan, 1995–2020

00.20.40.61995200720201995: 0.014 years1998: 0.022 years1999: 0.018 years2000: 0.022 years2004: 0.035 years2005: 0.028 years2007: 0.015 years2008: 0.021 years2009: 0.026 years2010: 0.048 years2011: 0.113 years2012: 0.193 years2013: 0.29 years2014: 0.374 years2015: 0.457 years2016: 0.561 years2017: 0.58 years2018: 0.686 years2020: 0.654 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2020, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Bhutan stood at 0.6537 years.

That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 1,257.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Bhutan peaked at 0.6865 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0141 years, in 1995.

That places Bhutan 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0179 years 0.0141 years 0.022 years 3
2000s 0.0246 years 0.015 years 0.035 years 6
2010s 0.3668 years 0.0482 years 0.6865 years 9
2020s 0.6537 years 0.6537 years 0.6537 years 1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 155 Bermuda 0.6875 years compare
  2. 156 Bahamas 0.6766 years compare
  3. 157 Comoros 0.6562 years compare
  4. 159 Saudi Arabia 0.648 years compare
  5. 160 Botswana 0.6448 years compare
  6. 161 Egypt 0.5918 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Bhutan?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Bhutan was 0.6537 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 0.6865 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0141 years in 1995.
How does Bhutan rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Bhutan ranks 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,257.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.