Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan
Bhutan: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.06 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan, 1977–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2017, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan stood at 1.06 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9671 GPIA, in 1978.
Bhutan ranks 22nd of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.9856 GPIA | — |
| 1978 | 0.9671 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.04 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9764 GPIA | 0.9671 GPIA | 0.9856 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan was 1.06 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9671 GPIA in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Bhutan ranks 22nd out of 149 countries with data for 2017.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release