Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 74.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Bhutan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 74.8% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Bhutan peaked at 82.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1998.
That places Bhutan 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.5% | — |
| 1999 | 7.5% | +37.1% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | +27.5% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | +51.4% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +108.7% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 63.4% | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 63.7% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 82.8% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 74.8% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.5% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 9.6% | 38.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 40.4% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 73.4% | 82.8% | 5 |
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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, male in Bhutan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Bhutan was 74.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1998.
- How does Bhutan rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Bhutan ranks 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release