Secondary education, general pupils in Bhutan
Bhutan: Secondary education, general pupils was 52.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in Bhutan, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 52.4% for secondary education, general pupils in 2018. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in Bhutan peaked at 52.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 20th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.8% | 2.5% | 22.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 24.1% | 25.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 39.4% | 32.5% | 43.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 43.8% | 48.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 51.2% | 52.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3,372 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.45 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils in Bhutan?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Bhutan was 52.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- Bhutan ranks 20th out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.