Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Bhutan
Bhutan: Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi was 1.08 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Bhutan, 1978–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1.08 for net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Bhutan peaked at 1.1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4352, in 1978.
That places Bhutan 6th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.4352 | — |
| 1979 | 0.464 | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8882 | +91.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9023 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9217 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9404 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 1.06 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.09 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.09 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.09 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.07 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.07 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.09 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.09 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.08 | -0.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.08 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.08 is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.02, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +91.4% | 0.464 | 0.8882 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4496 | 0.4352 | 0.464 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8952 | 0.8882 | 0.9023 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 0.9217 | 1.09 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.39 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.5 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,995 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,961 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,905 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,735 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 67,821 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,759 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Bhutan?
- Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Bhutan was 1.08 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2022.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4352 in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi?
- Bhutan ranks 6th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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