Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 84.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bhutan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bhutan stood at 84.2%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bhutan peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 84.2%, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 95th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 86.3% | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 92.4% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 89.3% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 91.4% | 86.3% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 89.3% | 93.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 84.2% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 92 Sao Tome and Principe 84.6% compare
- 93 Togo 84.4% compare
- 94 Chile 84.3% compare
- 96 Syrian Arab Republic 83.8% compare
- 97 Burkina Faso 83.3% compare
- 98 Brazil 83.2% compare
More education data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bhutan?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bhutan was 84.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bhutan ranks 95th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 upper 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