School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bhutan
Bhutan: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.11 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bhutan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bhutan stood at 1.11 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bhutan peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8333 GPIA, in 1998.
Bhutan ranks 5th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8333 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8517 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8839 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9193 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9383 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9712 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8425 GPIA | 0.8333 GPIA | 0.8517 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9996 GPIA | 0.8839 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bhutan?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bhutan was 1.11 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8333 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Bhutan rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Bhutan ranks 5th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release