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Bhutan's Education

World Bank learning quality survey 2007-08

World Bank report

Bhutan's education system

World Bank 2009: Findings from the Bhutan learning quality survey

The education sector in Bhutan has been growing steadily since the 1960s and concomitantly the literacy rates of the population have also been steadily going up over time.

The education system strains to keep up with the speed with which enrolment has expanded over the last ten years, in-line with Bhutan's commitment to meet the education Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Discussion Paper Series
Discussion Papers are published to communicate the results of the World Bank's work to the development community with the least possible delay. The report is based on a large school survey funded by the Education Policy Development Fund (EPDF).

The survey was carried out under the supervision of the World Bank and with the assistance of Cambridge Education Consultants The report presents findings of a nationally representative learning survey conducted in grades 2 and 4 of public and private schools in Bhutan. The report presents observed learning levels and reports on various school, teacher and child related characteristics that are correlated with test scores as an indicator of learning achievement.