School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan
Bhutan: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.11 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.11 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
6th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.13 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.0527 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
31
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan stood at 1.11 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0527 GPIA, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 6th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0527 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.2275 GPIA | +331.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2052 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2833 GPIA | +38.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3714 GPIA | +31.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4478 GPIA | +20.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4613 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8279 GPIA | +79.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8447 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8757 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9085 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.228 GPIA | 0.0527 GPIA | 0.3714 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.4546 GPIA | 0.4478 GPIA | 0.4613 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8363 GPIA | 0.8279 GPIA | 0.8447 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9991 GPIA | 0.8757 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.13 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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan was 1.11 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0527 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Bhutan ranks 6th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 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