Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 97.0% 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 97.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% 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, 41.7%, in 1970.
That places Bhutan 85th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.7% | — |
| 1971 | 90.5% | +117.1% |
| 1972 | 90.0% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 94.8% | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 94.2% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 88.8% | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 85.2% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.7% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.2% | 41.7% | 94.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 87.0% | 85.2% | 88.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.1% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.3% | 98.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.1% | 2 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,735 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 67,821 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 97.0% 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 41.7% in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Bhutan ranks 85th out of 217 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 1.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release