Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender in Bhutan
Bhutan: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender was 0.3357 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Bhutan, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.3357 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2022.
The figure is up 19.0% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bhutan peaked at 0.5161 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2819 GPIA, in 2021.
That places Bhutan 63rd out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3919 GPIA | — |
| 2017 | 0.5161 GPIA | +31.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3569 GPIA | -30.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3076 GPIA | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2819 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3357 GPIA | +19.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.3357 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6018 GPIA, 56% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4217 GPIA | 0.3569 GPIA | 0.5161 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3084 GPIA | 0.2819 GPIA | 0.3357 GPIA | 3 |
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 master's or equivalent in Bhutan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bhutan was 0.3357 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5161 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2819 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Bhutan ranks 63rd out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 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