Bhutan vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Bhutan
95.7%
in 2020
Iran, Islamic Republic of
94.6%
in 2017
Bhutan rank
105th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
107th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Bhutan
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
406080100199720082020

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 95.7% against 94.6% in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Bhutan ranks 105th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 107th of 188 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 36.0% 94.3% 58.3% Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s 53.1% 94.9% 41.8% Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s 86.7% 95.3% 8.6% Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Bhutan or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Bhutan, at 95.7% against 94.6% in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2020.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Bhutan and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
1.1%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Bhutan and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Bhutan ranks 105th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 107th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.