Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan
Bhutan: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 95.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan stood at 95.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan peaked at 99.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1998.
That places Bhutan 105th out of 188 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 32.2% | — |
| 1999 | 36.0% | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 40.2% | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 43.2% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 44.6% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 46.1% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 56.7% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 60.9% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 74.6% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 90.6% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.1% | 32.2% | 36.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 40.2% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 74.6% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 95.7% | 95.7% | 1 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,759 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan was 95.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1998.
- How does Bhutan rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Bhutan ranks 105th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.