Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 82.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Bhutan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 82.3% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Bhutan peaked at 82.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 1998.
Bhutan ranks 115th of 161 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, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 52.0% | — |
| 1999 | 54.3% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 56.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 73.2% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 75.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 79.3% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 78.2% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.2% | 52.0% | 54.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.2% | 54.8% | 69.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 70.2% | 79.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 79.8% | 82.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 112 Tuvalu 82.8% compare
- 113 British Virgin Islands 82.7% compare
- 114 Saint Lucia 82.6% compare
- 116 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 81.0% compare
- 117 Cambodia 79.9% compare
- 118 Malaysia 79.6% 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, male in Bhutan?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Bhutan was 82.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 1998.
- How does Bhutan rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Bhutan ranks 115th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release