Bhutan vs New Zealand: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Bhutan
102.0%
in 2020
New Zealand
101.7%
in 2018
Bhutan rank
84th
New Zealand rank
86th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Bhutan
  • New Zealand
0255075100199420072020

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 102.0% against 101.7% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was New Zealand ahead.

Bhutan ranks 84th and New Zealand ranks 86th of 188 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 59.6% 101.0% 41.4% New Zealand
2000s 76.4% 101.1% 24.7% New Zealand
2010s 99.3% 100.6% 1.3% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Bhutan or New Zealand?
Bhutan, at 102.0% against 101.7% in New Zealand as of 2020.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Bhutan and New Zealand?
0.3%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and New Zealand?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and New Zealand rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Bhutan ranks 84th and New Zealand ranks 86th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.