Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Bhutan
Bhutan: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Bhutan, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 93.4% for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Bhutan peaked at 99.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, 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 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 13.3% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 52.4% | 53.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 56.5% | 92.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 91.4% | 96.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 88.2% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3,372 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.45 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Bhutan?
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Bhutan was 93.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Bhutan ranks 113th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.