Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.03 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bhutan, 1978–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bhutan is 1.03 GPI, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bhutan peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4318 GPI, in 1978.
That places Bhutan 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.4318 GPI | — |
| 1979 | 0.4598 GPI | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.872 GPI | +89.6% |
| 1999 | 0.887 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9067 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9208 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPI | +1.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.03 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPI, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.03 GPI is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.02 GPI, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +89.6% | 0.4598 GPI | 0.872 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4458 GPI | 0.4318 GPI | 0.4598 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8795 GPI | 0.872 GPI | 0.887 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9844 GPI | 0.9067 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 24 Qatar 1.03 GPI compare
- 25 Namibia 1.03 GPI compare
- 26 Uganda 1.03 GPI compare
- 28 Azerbaijan 1.03 GPI compare
- 29 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.03 GPI compare
- 30 Puerto Rico 1.03 GPI compare
More education data for Bhutan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.39 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.5 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,995 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,961 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,905 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,735 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 67,821 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,759 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bhutan?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bhutan was 1.03 GPI in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2010.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4318 GPI in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Bhutan ranks 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.