Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Bhutan
Bhutan: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Bhutan, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Bhutan is 1.06 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Bhutan peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4315 GPI, in 1998.
Bhutan ranks 70th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.4315 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 0.4584 GPI | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5028 GPI | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5777 GPI | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6885 GPI | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7207 GPI | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.767 GPI | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8545 GPI | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8689 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9092 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9006 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9506 GPI | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9877 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9753 GPI | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPI | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4449 GPI | 0.4315 GPI | 0.4584 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7114 GPI | 0.5028 GPI | 0.8689 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9818 GPI | 0.9006 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 67 Mexico 1.06 GPI compare
- 68 Mongolia 1.06 GPI compare
- 69 Bangladesh 1.06 GPI compare
- 71 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.05 GPI compare
- 72 Brunei Darussalam 1.05 GPI compare
- 73 Croatia 1.05 GPI compare
More education data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,509 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Bhutan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Bhutan was 1.06 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4315 GPI in 1998.
- How does Bhutan rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Bhutan ranks 70th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.