Share of schools with access to electricity in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of schools with access to electricity was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to electricity in Bhutan, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 99.2% for share of schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Bhutan peaked at 99.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.9%, in 2011.
That places Bhutan 85th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 56.9% | — |
| 2012 | 66.6% | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +31.2% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 99.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.4%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 99.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 97.8%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.6% | 56.9% | 88.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 88.2% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More energy & mining data for Bhutan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 13.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 14.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Bhutan?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Bhutan was 99.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.9% in 2011.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Bhutan ranks 85th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).