Bhutan vs China: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Bhutan
99.3%
in 2020
China
99.0%
in 2019
Bhutan rank
119th
China rank
121st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male over time

  • Bhutan
  • China
0255075100199520072020

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 99.3% against 99.0% in China, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2001 it was China ahead.

Bhutan ranks 119th and China ranks 121st of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan China Difference Ahead
2000s 82.5% 101.0% 18.5% China
2010s 97.1% 96.5% 0.6% Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Bhutan or China?
Bhutan, at 99.3% against 99.0% in China as of 2020.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Bhutan and China?
0.3%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and China?
14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and China rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Bhutan ranks 119th and China ranks 121st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.