Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Bhutan
Bhutan: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender was 0.8237 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.8237 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
77th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.8521 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.5265 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
5
2012–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bhutan, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.8237 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2022.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bhutan peaked at 0.8521 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5265 GPIA, in 2012.
Bhutan ranks 77th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5265 GPIA | — |
| 2017 | 0.8521 GPIA | +61.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7738 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8369 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8237 GPIA | -1.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.8237 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8237 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.8237 GPIA is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.8237 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7175 GPIA | 0.5265 GPIA | 0.8521 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8303 GPIA | 0.8237 GPIA | 0.8369 GPIA | 2 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bhutan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bhutan was 0.8237 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8521 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5265 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Bhutan rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bhutan ranks 77th out of 97 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release