Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 101.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Bhutan, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 101.7% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2020.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Bhutan peaked at 106.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 1998.
That places Bhutan 66th 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, female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28.3% | — |
| 1999 | 32.0% | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 36.3% | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 39.9% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 90.7% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 101.6% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 104.2% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 106.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 101.7% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.1% | 28.3% | 32.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 36.3% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 77.3% | 106.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 101.7% | 101.7% | 101.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 63 Latvia 102.3% compare
- 64 Azerbaijan 102.2% compare
- 65 Austria 101.9% compare
- 67 Italy 101.5% compare
- 68 United States 101.5% compare
- 69 Kyrgyzstan 101.3% compare
More education data for Bhutan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32,528 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,640 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11,290 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,544 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,828 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5,781 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Bhutan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Bhutan was 101.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 106.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 1998.
- How does Bhutan rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Bhutan ranks 66th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.