School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Bhutan
Bhutan: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.06 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Bhutan, 1978–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2020, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Bhutan stood at 1.06 GPI. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Bhutan peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2109 GPI, in 1983.
Bhutan ranks 113th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.3139 GPI | — |
| 1979 | 0.4035 GPI | +28.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2914 GPI | -27.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2109 GPI | -27.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5803 GPI | +175.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6065 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5689 GPI | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.544 GPI | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.58 GPI | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6238 GPI | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6234 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7104 GPI | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7206 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7702 GPI | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9924 GPI | +28.8% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPI | +7.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.06 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8461 GPI, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.06 GPI is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.09 GPI, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) 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 | +175.1% | 0.2109 GPI | 0.5803 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3587 GPI | 0.3139 GPI | 0.4035 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.2512 GPI | 0.2109 GPI | 0.2914 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5803 GPI | 0.5803 GPI | 0.5803 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5846 GPI | 0.544 GPI | 0.6238 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7634 GPI | 0.6234 GPI | 0.9924 GPI | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.39 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.5 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Bhutan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Bhutan was 1.06 GPI in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2109 GPI in 1983.
- How does Bhutan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Bhutan ranks 113th out of 177 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.