School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan
Bhutan: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.07 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan stood at 1.07 GPIA.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0543 GPIA, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 6th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3007 GPIA | 0.0543 GPIA | 0.4107 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.5314 GPIA | 0.4756 GPIA | 0.6129 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.7858 GPIA | 0.6066 GPIA | 0.8661 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9987 GPIA | 0.893 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 3 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0.986 GPIA compare
- 3 Kuwait 1.13 GPIA compare
- 4 Bangladesh 1.11 GPIA compare
- 4 Tokelau 0.9796 GPIA compare
- 5 Maldives 1.1 GPIA compare
- 5 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0.9261 GPIA compare
- 6 St. Helena 0.8208 GPIA compare
- 7 Sweden 1.06 GPIA compare
- 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.06 GPIA compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 1.05 GPIA compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan was 1.07 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0543 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bhutan ranks 6th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release