Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan
Bhutan: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.16 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan is 1.16 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan peaked at 1.19 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8444 GPIA, in 1998.
Bhutan ranks 9th of 161 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8444 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.867 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9097 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9608 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.16 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 1.19 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.15 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8557 GPIA | 0.8444 GPIA | 0.867 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9097 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 6 Gambia 1.21 GPIA compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 1.17 GPIA compare
- 8 Kuwait 1.17 GPIA compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 1.14 GPIA compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.12 GPIA compare
- 12 Syria 1.11 GPIA compare
More education data for Bhutan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,544 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,828 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5,781 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,509 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bhutan was 1.16 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8444 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Bhutan rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Bhutan ranks 9th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release