Bhutan vs Upper middle income: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index

Bhutan
1.04 GPI
in 2021
Upper middle income
0.9927 GPI
in 2020
Bhutan rank
13th
Upper middle income rank
14th

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Bhutan
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 1.04 GPI against 0.9927 GPI in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0473 GPI.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Bhutan ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3009 GPI 0.8476 GPI 0.5466 GPI Upper middle income
1980s 0.5247 GPI 0.8905 GPI 0.3658 GPI Upper middle income
1990s 0.7753 GPI 0.9572 GPI 0.182 GPI Upper middle income
2000s 0.9593 GPI 0.9812 GPI 0.0219 GPI Upper middle income
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9876 GPI 0.0221 GPI Bhutan
2020s 1.02 GPI 0.9927 GPI 0.0225 GPI Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index, Bhutan or Upper middle income?
Bhutan, at 1.04 GPI against 0.9927 GPI in Upper middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index between Bhutan and Upper middle income?
0.0473 GPI, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Upper middle income?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bhutan and Upper middle income rank globally for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
Bhutan ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,722 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.