School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Bhutan
Bhutan: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.11 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Bhutan, 1978–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Bhutan stood at 1.11 GPI.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Bhutan peaked at 1.18 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2149 GPI, in 1983.
That places Bhutan 120th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.3128 GPI | — |
| 1979 | 0.4032 GPI | +28.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2927 GPI | -27.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2149 GPI | -26.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5932 GPI | +176.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6758 GPI | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6329 GPI | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5963 GPI | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6259 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.665 GPI | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6723 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7758 GPI | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7892 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8485 GPI | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.18 GPI | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPI | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPI | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 1.11 GPI | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.358 GPI | 0.3128 GPI | 0.4032 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.2538 GPI | 0.2149 GPI | 0.2927 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5932 GPI | 0.5932 GPI | 0.5932 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6392 GPI | 0.5963 GPI | 0.6758 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8892 GPI | 0.6723 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 5 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Bhutan?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Bhutan was 1.11 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPI in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2149 GPI in 1983.
- How does Bhutan rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Bhutan ranks 120th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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 School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.