Bhutan vs WB: Other Small States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education
Bhutan
47.4%
in 2024
WB: Other Small States
32.5%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
9th
WB: Other Small States rank
10th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time
- Bhutan
- WB: Other Small States
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 47.4% against 32.5% in WB: Other Small States, a difference of 14.9%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.5 times WB: Other Small States's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 9th and WB: Other Small States ranks 10th of 184 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | WB: Other Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.9% | 33.8% | 34.1% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 36.7% | 14.7% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 36.1% | 1.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 32.0% | 9.3% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Bhutan or WB: Other Small States?
- Bhutan, at 47.4% against 32.5% in WB: Other Small States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Bhutan and WB: Other Small States?
- 14.9%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and WB: Other Small States?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and WB: Other Small States rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Bhutan ranks 9th and WB: Other Small States ranks 10th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release