Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bhutan
Bhutan: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 79.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bhutan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 79.1% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bhutan peaked at 82.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 1998.
Bhutan ranks 95th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 30.3% | — |
| 1999 | 34.0% | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 36.1% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 33.7% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | +30.0% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 57.3% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 79.1% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.1% | 30.3% | 34.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 33.7% | 51.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 57.3% | 72.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 76.4% | 82.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 92 Turks and Caicos Islands 80.1% compare
- 93 Algeria 79.6% compare
- 94 Bahamas 79.2% compare
- 96 Marshall Islands 78.8% compare
- 97 Sri Lanka 78.5% compare
- 98 Azerbaijan 78.3% compare
More education data for Bhutan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32,528 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,640 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11,290 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bhutan?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bhutan was 79.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 1998.
- How does Bhutan rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Bhutan ranks 95th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release