Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan
Bhutan: Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.08 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan stood at 1.08 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4352 GPIA, in 1978.
Bhutan ranks 6th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.4352 GPIA | — |
| 1979 | 0.464 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8882 GPIA | +91.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9023 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9217 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9404 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4496 GPIA | 0.4352 GPIA | 0.464 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8952 GPIA | 0.8882 GPIA | 0.9023 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9217 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan was 1.08 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4352 GPIA in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bhutan ranks 6th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release