Bhutan vs Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Bhutan
95.3%
in 2018
Malaysia
94.9%
in 2017
Bhutan rank
111th
Malaysia rank
112th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Bhutan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 95.3% against 94.9% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 111th and Malaysia ranks 112th of 197 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.7% | 70.2% | 53.5% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 38.5% | 79.4% | 40.9% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 87.5% | 35.1% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 88.4% | 17.6% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 92.4% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Bhutan or Malaysia?
- Bhutan, at 95.3% against 94.9% in Malaysia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Bhutan and Malaysia?
- 0.4%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Malaysia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Bhutan and Malaysia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Bhutan ranks 111th and Malaysia ranks 112th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.