Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan
Bhutan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 102.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan is 102.0%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan peaked at 102.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 1998.
Bhutan ranks 84th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 58.4% | — |
| 1999 | 60.7% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 63.9% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 68.2% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 70.5% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 77.1% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 80.5% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 84.1% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 91.9% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 95.4% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 101.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 102.0% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.6% | 58.4% | 60.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.4% | 63.9% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 95.4% | 101.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 102.0% | 102.0% | 102.0% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bhutan was 102.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 102.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 1998.
- How does Bhutan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Bhutan ranks 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.