Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.12 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bhutan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bhutan stood at 1.12 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bhutan peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9865 GPIA, in 2001.
Bhutan ranks 62nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9865 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.11 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9865 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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 1.12 GPIA 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 1.12 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9865 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bhutan ranks 62nd out of 183 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 up 9.2%. 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 upper 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