Which has higher progression to secondary school, Bhutan or IDA only?

Bhutan, at 99.6% against 80.9% in IDA only as of 2016.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and IDA only?

20 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs IDA only: Progression to secondary school

Bhutan

99.6%

in 2016

IDA only

80.9%

in 2017

Bhutan rank

30th

IDA only rank

31st

Progression to secondary school over time

Bhutan
IDA only

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 99.6% against 80.9% in IDA only, a difference of 18.7%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times IDA only's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 30th and IDA only ranks 31st of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	IDA only	Difference	Ahead
1970s	77.6%	60.2%	17.4%	Bhutan
1990s	92.8%	69.3%	23.6%	Bhutan
2000s	97.0%	79.8%	17.2%	Bhutan
2010s	98.7%	81.5%	17.1%	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher progression to secondary school, Bhutan or IDA only?: Bhutan, at 99.6% against 80.9% in IDA only as of 2016.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Bhutan and IDA only?: 18.7%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and IDA only?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do Bhutan and IDA only rank globally for progression to secondary school?: Bhutan ranks 30th and IDA only ranks 31st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Progression to secondary school (%)
Unit: %
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 4,983 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).