Progression to secondary school, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: Progression to secondary school, male was 99.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, male in Bhutan, 1977–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school, male in Bhutan is 99.1%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in Bhutan peaked at 99.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 1978.
That places Bhutan 50th out of 156 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 91.0% | — |
| 1978 | 59.6% | -34.5% |
| 1993 | 89.5% | +50.3% |
| 1997 | 93.2% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 93.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 92.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 92.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 95.6% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.3% | 59.6% | 91.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 92.1% | 89.5% | 93.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 92.5% | 97.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 95.6% | 99.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, male in Bhutan?
- Progression to secondary school, male in Bhutan was 99.1% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- Bhutan ranks 50th out of 156 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).