Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 93.1% 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
Bhutan recorded 93.1% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.6% 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, 52.5%, in 1983.
Bhutan ranks 96th of 217 countries on this measure, 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 | 55.5% | — |
| 1971 | 60.8% | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 67.7% | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 55.1% | -18.6% |
| 1977 | 72.8% | +32.0% |
| 1983 | 52.5% | -27.9% |
| 1984 | 56.4% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +77.2% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.3% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 93.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.4% | 55.1% | 72.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 54.5% | 52.5% | 56.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 96.7% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 95.7% | 97.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 93.1% | 93.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 93 Liberia 93.4% compare
- 94 Uzbekistan 93.4% compare
- 95 Brazil 93.4% compare
- 97 Burkina Faso 93.0% compare
- 98 Tuvalu 92.8% compare
- 99 Russian Federation 92.8% compare
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 93.1% 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 52.5% in 1983.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Bhutan ranks 96th 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 4.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release