School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Bhutan
Bhutan: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.07 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan, 1970–2024
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 7th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0543 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.246 GPIA | +352.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2222 GPIA | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3187 GPIA | +43.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3772 GPIA | +18.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3929 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3832 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4107 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4756 GPIA | +15.8% |
| 1983 | 0.494 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5107 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5396 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5559 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6129 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6066 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7569 GPIA | +24.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7688 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7848 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7943 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8125 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8344 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8474 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8661 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.893 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9217 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9371 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9713 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.07 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.07 GPIA is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.04 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +352.7% | 0.0543 GPIA | 0.246 GPIA |
| 1974 | +43.4% | 0.2222 GPIA | 0.3187 GPIA |
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
More education data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1159 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 7th out of 215 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