Gross school enrollment in pre-primary education fell 8.44% to 32.7% in Bhutan in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, gross school enrollment in pre-primary education in Bhutan reached an all time high of 35.7% in 2019 and an all time low of 0.750% in 2007. When compared to Bhutan's main peers, gross school enrollment in pre-primary education in Bangladesh amounted to 45.6%, 90.5% in China, 61.1% in India and 104% in Nepal in 2020.
Bhutan has been ranked 107th within the group of 127 countries we follow in terms of gross school enrollment in pre-primary education, 32 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Gross School Enrollment (Pre-Primary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | % | ... | ... | ... | 32.4% | 35.5% | 41.7% | 40.8% | ... | |||||||||||||
| Bhutan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.8% | 28.0% | 29.0% | 34.4% | 35.7% | ||||||||||||
| China | % | ... | ... | 78.7% | 82.4% | 84.8% | 88.1% | 89.1% | ||||||||||||||
| India | % | 12.2% | 12.9% | 60.5% | 60.7% | 62.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 86.7% | 86.8% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.07% | 9.78% | 8.53% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Nepal | % | ... | 89.7% | 87.2% | 86.9% | ... | 87.4% | |||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | ... | 69.2% | 69.3% | 76.8% | 83.1% | 82.6% | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | 85.0% | 87.1% | 86.8% | 86.3% | 86.0% | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70.6% | 73.3% | 70.8% | 68.7% | 70.5% | ... | |||||||
| USA | % | 72.0% | 71.9% | 72.9% | 72.1% | 72.2% | ... |
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