What is start of the academic school year in Bhutan?

Start of the academic school year in Bhutan was 2,019 tertiary education in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 2,019 tertiary education in 2020.

What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 1,970 tertiary education in 1970.

How does Bhutan rank for start of the academic school year?

Bhutan ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.

Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Bhutan data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Start of the academic school year in Bhutan

Name: Start of the academic school year in Bhutan
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Bhutan: Start of the academic school year was 2,019 tertiary education in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)

2,019 tertiary education

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

1st

of 206 countries

All-time high

2,019 tertiary education

in 2020

All-time low

1,970 tertiary education

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2020

Start of the academic school year in Bhutan, 1970–2020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.

Analysis

In 2020, start of the academic school year in Bhutan stood at 2,019 tertiary education. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, start of the academic school year in Bhutan peaked at 2,019 tertiary education in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,970 tertiary education, in 1970.

Bhutan ranks 1st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Start of the academic school year in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Start of the academic school year (tertiary education) in Bhutan, 1970 to 2020.
Year	tertiary education	Change
1970	1,970 tertiary education	—
1971	1,971 tertiary education	+0.1%
1972	1,972 tertiary education	+0.1%
1973	1,973 tertiary education	+0.1%
1974	1,974 tertiary education	+0.1%
1975	1,975 tertiary education	+0.1%
1976	1,976 tertiary education	+0.1%
1977	1,977 tertiary education	+0.1%
1978	1,978 tertiary education	+0.1%
1979	1,979 tertiary education	+0.1%
1980	1,980 tertiary education	+0.1%
1981	1,981 tertiary education	+0.1%
1982	1,982 tertiary education	+0.1%
1983	1,983 tertiary education	+0.1%
1984	1,984 tertiary education	+0.1%
1985	1,985 tertiary education	+0.1%
1986	1,986 tertiary education	+0.1%
1987	1,987 tertiary education	+0.1%
1988	1,988 tertiary education	+0.1%
1989	1,989 tertiary education	+0.1%
1990	1,990 tertiary education	+0.1%
1991	1,991 tertiary education	+0.1%
1992	1,992 tertiary education	+0.1%
1993	1,993 tertiary education	+0.1%
1994	1,994 tertiary education	+0.1%
1995	1,995 tertiary education	+0.1%
1996	1,996 tertiary education	+0.1%
1997	1,997 tertiary education	+0.1%
1998	1,998 tertiary education	+0.1%
1999	1,999 tertiary education	+0.1%
2000	2,000 tertiary education	+0.1%
2001	2,001 tertiary education	+0.1%
2002	2,002 tertiary education	+0.0%
2003	2,003 tertiary education	+0.0%
2004	2,004 tertiary education	+0.0%
2005	2,005 tertiary education	+0.0%
2006	2,006 tertiary education	+0.0%
2007	2,007 tertiary education	+0.0%
2008	2,008 tertiary education	+0.0%
2009	2,009 tertiary education	+0.0%
2010	2,009 tertiary education	+0.0%
2011	2,010 tertiary education	+0.0%
2012	2,011 tertiary education	+0.0%
2013	2,012 tertiary education	+0.0%
2014	2,013 tertiary education	+0.0%
2018	2,017 tertiary education	+0.2%
2020	2,019 tertiary education	+0.1%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

Bhutan's 2,019 tertiary education is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,017 tertiary education, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Bhutan's 2,019 tertiary education is above the median for South Asia, which is 2,018 tertiary education, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	1,974 tertiary education	1,970 tertiary education	1,979 tertiary education	10
1980s	1,984 tertiary education	1,980 tertiary education	1,989 tertiary education	10
1990s	1,994 tertiary education	1,990 tertiary education	1,999 tertiary education	10
2000s	2,004 tertiary education	2,000 tertiary education	2,009 tertiary education	10
2010s	2,012 tertiary education	2,009 tertiary education	2,017 tertiary education	6
2020s	2,019 tertiary education	2,019 tertiary education	2,019 tertiary education	1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

1 Cambodia 2,019 tertiary education compare
1 Costa Rica 2,019 tertiary education compare
1 Malaysia 2,019 tertiary education compare
1 Monaco 2,019 tertiary education compare
1 Peru 2,019 tertiary education compare
1 Seychelles 2,019 tertiary education compare
1 Sri Lanka 2,019 tertiary education compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is start of the academic school year in Bhutan?: Start of the academic school year in Bhutan was 2,019 tertiary education in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 2,019 tertiary education in 2020.
What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 1,970 tertiary education in 1970.
How does Bhutan rank for start of the academic school year?: Bhutan ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Start of the academic school year (tertiary education)
Unit: tertiary education
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 9,667 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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