Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Bhutan

Bhutan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 104.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
104.8%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
57th
of 188 countries
All-time high
104.8%
in 2020
All-time low
52.8%
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2020

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Bhutan, 1998–2020

02550751001998200920201998: 52.8 %1999: 55.6 %2000: 59.2 %2001: 62.4 %2002: 65 %2003: 68.4 %2004: 72.9 %2005: 76.2 %2006: 80.3 %2007: 84.1 %2008: 88.1 %2009: 93.4 %2010: 97.2 %2011: 100.9 %2012: 103.3 %2013: 101.1 %2014: 101.9 %2015: 101.8 %2016: 102.4 %2017: 102.4 %2018: 102.5 %2020: 104.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Bhutan stood at 104.8%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Bhutan peaked at 104.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.8%, in 1998.

Bhutan ranks 57th 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, female in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Bhutan, 1998 to 2020.
Year % Change
1998 52.8%
1999 55.6% +5.2%
2000 59.2% +6.6%
2001 62.4% +5.3%
2002 65.0% +4.2%
2003 68.4% +5.3%
2004 72.9% +6.5%
2005 76.2% +4.6%
2006 80.3% +5.3%
2007 84.1% +4.8%
2008 88.1% +4.8%
2009 93.4% +6.0%
2010 97.2% +4.1%
2011 100.9% +3.7%
2012 103.3% +2.4%
2013 101.1% -2.2%
2014 101.9% +0.8%
2015 101.8% -0.1%
2016 102.4% +0.6%
2017 102.4% -0.0%
2018 102.5% +0.1%
2020 104.8% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 54.2% 52.8% 55.6% 2
2000s 75.0% 59.2% 93.4% 10
2010s 101.5% 97.2% 103.3% 9
2020s 104.8% 104.8% 104.8% 1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 54 Switzerland 105.0% compare
  2. 55 Benin 105.0% compare
  3. 56 Ecuador 104.8% compare
  4. 58 Lithuania 104.4% compare
  5. 59 Suriname 104.4% compare
  6. 60 Canada 104.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Bhutan?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Bhutan was 104.8% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 104.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 1998.
How does Bhutan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Bhutan ranks 57th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
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 female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.