Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity 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 188 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 … upper general adjusted gender parity 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% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.12 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.12 GPIA is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.39 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.5 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,995 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,961 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,905 (2024)
- 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)
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 188 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