Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 95.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bhutan stood at 95.1%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bhutan peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 1970.
That places Bhutan 91st out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55.0% | — |
| 1971 | 63.0% | +14.5% |
| 1972 | 69.4% | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 58.9% | -15.1% |
| 1977 | 76.1% | +29.1% |
| 1982 | 60.3% | -20.7% |
| 1983 | 58.7% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 61.4% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 62.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +61.2% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.5% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 95.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.5% | 55.0% | 76.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 60.6% | 58.7% | 62.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 97.4% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.0% | 98.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 95.1% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 88 Georgia 95.4% compare
- 89 Benin 95.2% compare
- 90 Côte d'Ivoire 95.2% compare
- 92 United Arab Emirates 95.0% compare
- 93 Jordan 95.0% compare
- 94 Burkina Faso 94.9% compare
More education data for Bhutan
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,759 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,759 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1159 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 45,691 (2024)
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 95.1% 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 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Bhutan ranks 91st out of 219 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 down 3.0%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release