Gross school enrollment in primary education rose 6.30% to 106% in Bhutan in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, gross school enrollment in primary education in Bhutan reached an all time high of 112% in 2012 and an all time low of 19.7% in 1971. When compared to Bhutan's main peers, gross school enrollment in primary education in Bangladesh amounted to 120%, 103% in China, 99.9% in India and 127% in Nepal in 2020.
Bhutan has been ranked 33rd within the group of 128 countries we follow in terms of gross school enrollment in primary education, 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Gross School Enrollment (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 | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 120% | 119% | 115% | 116% | ... | ||||||||||||
| Bhutan | % | 104% | 103% | 101% | 101% | 99.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | ... | ... | 96.3% | 98.0% | 99.4% | 100% | 102% | ||||||||||||||
| India | % | 100% | 99.4% | 97.6% | 97.4% | 96.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 98.8% | 98.2% | 97.7% | 97.6% | 97.8% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 109% | 112% | 112% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Nepal | % | 144% | 140% | 138% | ... | 142% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 85.1% | 91.3% | 90.6% | 94.3% | 95.5% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | 99.1% | 99.8% | 103% | 105% | 104% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 102% | 101% | 101% | 100% | 100% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 100% | 101% | 102% | 101% | 101% | ... |
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