Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 81.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Bhutan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 81.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Bhutan peaked at 81.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1981.
That places Bhutan 65th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.4% | — |
| 1984 | 0.9% | +113.8% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | +52.1% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | +32.7% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | +33.7% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +28.0% |
| 1989 | 3.7% | +26.0% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | +23.2% |
| 1991 | 5.4% | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 6.2% | +15.6% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 46.7% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 60.8% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 63.6% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 77.7% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 81.5% | +2.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 81.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.8%, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 81.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 50.8%, 1.6× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +113.8% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 4.6% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 15.8% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 43.5% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 71.0% | 81.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.39 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.5 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,995 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,961 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,905 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,735 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 67,821 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,759 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Bhutan?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Bhutan was 81.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1981.
- How does Bhutan rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Bhutan ranks 65th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release