Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Bhutan
Bhutan: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 93.39 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Bhutan, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Bhutan is 93.39, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Bhutan peaked at 99.19 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.28, in 1978.
That places Bhutan 113th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 13.28 | — |
| 1979 | 15.56 | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 52.43 | +236.9% |
| 1999 | 53.73 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 56.47 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 59.25 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 62.7 | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 66.14 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 69.59 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 73.04 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 78.74 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 83 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 87.26 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 92.83 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 95.3 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 95.33 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.02 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 94.03 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 93.17 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 92.32 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 91.66 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 91.43 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.16 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 96.67 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 99.19 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 88.18 | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 94.99 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 92.59 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 93.39 | +0.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 93.39 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.55, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 93.39 is below the median for South Asia, which is 97.9, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +236.9% | 15.56 | 52.43 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.42 | 13.28 | 15.56 | 2 |
| 1990s | 53.08 | 52.43 | 53.73 | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.9 | 56.47 | 92.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.01 | 91.43 | 96.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.67 | 88.18 | 99.19 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Bhutan?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Bhutan was 93.39 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.19 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.28 in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Bhutan ranks 113th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.