School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Bhutan
Bhutan: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.19 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1.19 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan peaked at 1.19 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2149 GPIA, in 1983.
That places Bhutan 105th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.3128 GPIA | — |
| 1979 | 0.4032 GPIA | +28.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2927 GPIA | -27.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2149 GPIA | -26.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5932 GPIA | +176.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6758 GPIA | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6329 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5963 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6259 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.665 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6599 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7601 GPIA | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7808 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8485 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.19 GPIA | +16.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.19 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.19 GPIA is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.2 GPIA, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +176.0% | 0.2149 GPIA | 0.5932 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.358 GPIA | 0.3128 GPIA | 0.4032 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.2538 GPIA | 0.2149 GPIA | 0.2927 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5932 GPIA | 0.5932 GPIA | 0.5932 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6392 GPIA | 0.5963 GPIA | 0.6758 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.889 GPIA | 0.6599 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.19 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan was 1.19 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2149 GPIA in 1983.
- How does Bhutan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bhutan ranks 105th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release