Lower secondary completion rate, total in Bhutan
Bhutan: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 56.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Bhutan, 1976–2024
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, total in Bhutan is 56.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Bhutan peaked at 83.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1976.
Bhutan ranks 145th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.5% | — |
| 1977 | 2.3% | +56.2% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | +43.0% |
| 1979 | 3.4% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | +25.1% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | +16.8% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 18.1% | +211.5% |
| 1999 | 19.9% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 23.8% | +19.8% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | +33.5% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | +25.4% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 67.9% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 66.3% | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 56.6% | -14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 1.5% | 3.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 5.0% | 19.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 23.8% | 53.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 64.9% | 82.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 56.6% | 83.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 142 Solomon Islands 57.8% compare
- 143 Sierra Leone 57.1% compare
- 144 Togo 56.6% compare
- 146 Democratic Republic of Congo 55.9% compare
- 147 Pakistan 55.8% compare
- 148 Zambia 55.3% compare
More education data for Bhutan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,372 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Bhutan?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Bhutan was 56.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1976.
- How does Bhutan rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Bhutan ranks 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, total (% 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.