Bhutan vs WB: Pacific Island Small States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

Bhutan
47.4%
in 2024
WB: Pacific Island Small States
33.6%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
9th
WB: Pacific Island Small States rank
7th

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • Bhutan
  • WB: Pacific Island Small States
0204060199720102024

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 47.4% against 33.6% in WB: Pacific Island Small States, a difference of 13.8%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.4 times WB: Pacific Island Small States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 9th and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 7th of 184 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan WB: Pacific Island Small States Difference Ahead
1990s 67.9% 14.0% 53.8% Bhutan
2000s 51.5% 16.8% 34.7% Bhutan
2010s 37.7% 21.8% 15.9% Bhutan
2020s 42.9% 29.8% 13.1% 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: Pacific Island Small States?
Bhutan, at 47.4% against 33.6% in WB: Pacific Island Small States as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Bhutan and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
13.8%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and WB: Pacific Island Small States rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Bhutan ranks 9th and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 7th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bhutan vs WB: Pacific Island Small States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-pupils-enrolled-in-lower-secondary-general-education-who-are-at-least-2-6/bhutan/wb-pacific-island-small-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-pupils-enrolled-in-lower-secondary-general-education-who-are-at-least-2-6/bhutan/wb-pacific-island-small-states/">Bhutan vs WB: Pacific Island Small States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 6,556 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release