Lower secondary completion rate, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 52.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Bhutan, 1978–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Bhutan is 52.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Bhutan peaked at 75.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1978.
Bhutan ranks 148th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 5.6% | — |
| 1979 | 5.7% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | +21.9% |
| 1994 | 8.4% | +21.7% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +161.8% |
| 1999 | 23.6% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 27.1% | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 50.9% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 59.8% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 62.7% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 74.3% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 75.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 72.1% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 71.8% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | -24.1% |
| 2023 | 58.6% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 52.6% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 6.9% | 23.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 27.1% | 50.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 59.8% | 75.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 62.5% | 52.6% | 75.1% | 5 |
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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 lower secondary completion rate, male in Bhutan?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Bhutan was 52.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Bhutan ranks 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.