School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Bhutan
Bhutan: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.11 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 … secondary adjusted GPIA gender 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% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9941 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender 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 | +331.6% | 0.0527 GPIA | 0.2275 GPIA |
| 1998 | +79.5% | 0.4613 GPIA | 0.8279 GPIA |
| 1974 | +38.1% | 0.2052 GPIA | 0.2833 GPIA |
| 1977 | +31.1% | 0.2833 GPIA | 0.3714 GPIA |
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 |
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 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