Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan
Bhutan: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 89.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan is 89.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan peaked at 89.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 1998.
Bhutan ranks 115th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 48.0% | — |
| 1999 | 50.7% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 52.4% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 62.6% | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 83.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.4% | 48.0% | 50.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 52.4% | 73.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 77.7% | 86.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 87.1% | 89.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 112 Maldives 90.5% compare
- 113 South Africa 90.4% compare
- 114 Dominican Republic 90.2% compare
- 116 Turks and Caicos Islands 89.5% compare
- 117 Ukraine 89.5% compare
- 118 Myanmar 89.4% compare
More education data for Bhutan
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 45,691 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0577 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,068 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0582 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67,821 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,372 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan was 89.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 1998.
- How does Bhutan rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Bhutan ranks 115th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release