Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 98.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Bhutan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Bhutan is 98.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Bhutan peaked at 98.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 1998.
Bhutan ranks 32nd of 161 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 43.9% | — |
| 1999 | 47.1% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 49.8% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 53.9% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 76.4% | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 86.3% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 94.5% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 92.6% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 93.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 91.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.5% | 43.9% | 47.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.1% | 49.8% | 80.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 86.3% | 94.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 95.0% | 98.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,372 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Bhutan?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Bhutan was 98.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 1998.
- How does Bhutan rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Bhutan ranks 32nd out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release