Secondary education, pupils in Bhutan
Bhutan: Secondary education, pupils was 52.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Bhutan, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Bhutan is 52.0%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Bhutan peaked at 52.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 12th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.4% | — |
| 1971 | 7.4% | +120.0% |
| 1972 | 7.6% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 9.7% | +28.1% |
| 1977 | 15.6% | +61.5% |
| 1983 | 17.0% | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 17.5% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 42.9% | +145.3% |
| 1999 | 43.3% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 44.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 50.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 51.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.7% | 3.4% | 15.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 17.0% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 43.1% | 42.9% | 43.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 43.8% | 49.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 49.9% | 52.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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 secondary education, pupils in Bhutan?
- Secondary education, pupils in Bhutan was 52.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Bhutan ranks 12th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.