Bhutan literacy rate for 2022 was 72.10%, a 5.1% increase from 2017.

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<li>Bhutan literacy rate for 2017 was <strong>67.00%</strong>, a <strong>12% increase</strong> from 2012.</li>
<li>Bhutan literacy rate for 2012 was <strong>55.00%</strong>, a <strong>2% increase</strong> from 2005.</li>
<li>Bhutan literacy rate for 2005 was <strong>53.00%</strong>, a <strong>53% increase</strong> from .</li>
</ul>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 BT: Literacy Rate: Youth: % of People Age 15-24 data was reported at 98.000 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 93.000 % for 2017. Bhutan BT: Literacy Rate: Youth: % of People Age 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 89.500 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2022, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 98.000 % in 2022 and a record low of 74.000 % in 2005. Bhutan BT: Literacy Rate: Youth: % of People Age 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bhutan – Table BT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

Bhutan BT: Literacy Rate: Adult Male: % of Males Aged 15 and Above data was reported at 79.200 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 75.000 % for 2017. Bhutan BT: Literacy Rate: Adult Male: % of Males Aged 15 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 70.500 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2022, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79.200 % in 2022 and a record low of 65.000 % in 2005. Bhutan BT: Literacy Rate: Adult Male: % of Males Aged 15 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bhutan – Table BT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. 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.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

Bhutan: Female literacy rate, ages 15-24: The latest value from 2022 is 98 percent, an increase from 93 percent in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 90.04 percent, based on data from 65 countries. Historically, the average for Bhutan from 2005 to 2022 is 80.87 percent. The minimum value, 63.34 percent, was reached in 2010 while the maximum of 98 percent was recorded in 2022.

Bhutan: Male literacy rate, ages 15-24: The latest value from 2022 is 98 percent, an increase from 93 percent in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 91.06 percent, based on data from 65 countries. Historically, the average for Bhutan from 2005 to 2022 is 90.25 percent. The minimum value, 80 percent, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 98 percent was recorded in 2022.

Bhutan BT: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data was reported at 63.900 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 57.000 % for 2017. Bhutan BT: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 51.000 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2022, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 63.900 % in 2022 and a record low of 39.000 % in 2005. Bhutan BT: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bhutan – Table BT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. 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.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

Bhutan: PISA reading scores: The latest value from is index points, unavailable from index points in . In comparison, the world average is 0.000 index points, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Bhutan from to is index points. The minimum value, index points, was reached in while the maximum of index points was recorded in .

54,0 (%) in 2007.

Bhoutan: Male literacy rate, ages 15-24: Pour cet indicateur, UNESCO fournit des données pour la Bhoutan de 2005 à 2022. La valeur moyenne pour Bhoutan pendant cette période était de 90.25 pour cent avec un minimum de 80 pour cent en 2005 et un maximum de 98 pour cent en 2022.

57,6 (%) in 2007.

49,6 (%) in 2007.

63,0 (%) in 2007.

Bhutan BT: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data was reported at 1.000 Ratio in 2022. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.000 Ratio for 2017. Bhutan BT: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 1.000 Ratio from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2022, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.000 Ratio in 2022 and a record low of 1.000 Ratio in 2022. Bhutan BT: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bhutan – Table BT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

59,5 (%) in 2007.

47,6 (%) in 2007.

46.4 (%) in 2007.

65,1 (%) in 2007.

非文盲率：成年男性：15岁及以上男性百分比在12-01-2022达79.200%，相较于12-01-2017的75.000%有所增长。非文盲率：成年男性：15岁及以上男性百分比数据按年更新，12-01-2005至12-01-2022期间平均值为70.500%，共4份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2022，达79.200%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2005，为65.000%。CEIC提供的非文盲率：成年男性：15岁及以上男性百分比数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的不丹 – Table BT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics。

53,6 (%) in 2007.

50,4 (%) in 2007.