Bhutan Literacy Rate 2005-2024
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Bhutan literacy rate for 2021 was 70.95%, a 4.39% increase from 2017.
- Bhutan literacy rate for 2017 was 66.56%, a 11.24% increase from 2012.
- Bhutan literacy rate for 2012 was 55.32%, a 2.5% increase from 2005.
- Bhutan literacy rate for 2005 was 52.81%, a 52.81% increase from .
| Bhutan Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
70.95% |
4.39% |
| 2017 |
66.56% |
11.24% |
| 2012 |
55.32% |
2.50% |
| 2005 |
52.81% |
2.50% |
