Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bhutan stood at 1.04 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bhutan peaked at 1.42 GPIA in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.7507 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Bhutan 68th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7507 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.33 GPIA | +76.9% |
| 1972 | 1.25 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 1.42 GPIA | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 1.23 GPIA | -13.5% |
| 1983 | 1.41 GPIA | +14.8% |
| 1984 | 1.34 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | -25.2% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.19 GPIA | 0.7507 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.37 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bhutan?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bhutan was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 GPIA in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7507 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Bhutan ranks 68th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release