Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan
Bhutan: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.16 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan is 1.16 index, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan peaked at 1.19 index in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8444 index, in 1998.
Bhutan ranks 9th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8557 index | 0.8444 index | 0.867 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.03 index | 0.9097 index | 1.16 index | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.17 index | 1.15 index | 1.19 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.16 index | 1.16 index | 1.17 index | 4 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 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 net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan was 1.16 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 index in 2011.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8444 index in 1998.
- How does Bhutan rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bhutan ranks 9th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.