Bhutan
Country in Asia
In brief
Adult literacy: 64.9% (2022). World rank 93 of 110 (1 = best); in Asia, 35 of 37. Primary school enrolment: 115% (2024). World rank 19 of 191; in Asia, 4 of 45. Higher education enrolment: 13% (2024). World rank 135 of 155 (1 = best); in Asia, 42 of 44. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 105% → 115%, secondary school enrolment 84.1% → 86.2%, and infant deaths per 1,000 births 24.4 → 13.7. Better than all its neighbours (China and India): access to safe drinking water, access to clean cooking fuels, out-of-pocket health spending, and adults who use tobacco. Worse than all its neighbours (China and India): adult literacy, higher education enrolment, doctors per 1,000 people, diabetes prevalence, and overweight adults.