Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Bhutan
Bhutan: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.07 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Bhutan, 1977–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1.07 GPI for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Bhutan peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9671 GPI, in 1978.
That places Bhutan 18th out of 141 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, gender parity index in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.9856 GPI | — |
| 1978 | 0.9671 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.04 GPI | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 1.03 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPI | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9764 GPI | 0.9671 GPI | 0.9856 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 4 |
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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, gender parity index in Bhutan?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Bhutan was 1.07 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9671 GPI in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
- Bhutan ranks 18th out of 141 countries with data for 2017.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.