School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan
Bhutan: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.15 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1.15 GPIA for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0358 GPIA, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 12th of 213 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0358 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.0822 GPIA | +129.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0841 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1103 GPIA | +31.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1907 GPIA | +72.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2119 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2185 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7607 GPIA | +248.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7785 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8263 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8734 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9794 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9901 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.09 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.13 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.16 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1006 GPIA | 0.0358 GPIA | 0.1907 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.2152 GPIA | 0.2119 GPIA | 0.2185 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.7696 GPIA | 0.7607 GPIA | 0.7785 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9705 GPIA | 0.8263 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 5 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan was 1.15 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0358 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bhutan ranks 12th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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, 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