Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Bhutan

Bhutan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1.05 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.05 GPI
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
0.8264 GPI
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2020

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

00.250.50.7511998200920201998: 0.826 GPI1999: 0.845 GPI2000: 0.865 GPI2001: 0.89 GPI2002: 0.912 GPI2003: 0.944 GPI2004: 0.97 GPI2005: 0.978 GPI2006: 0.995 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 1.1 GPI2020: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Bhutan is 1.05 GPI, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Bhutan peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8264 GPI, in 1998.

Bhutan ranks 8th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Bhutan, 1998 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1998 0.8264 GPI
1999 0.8447 GPI +2.2%
2000 0.8654 GPI +2.5%
2001 0.8902 GPI +2.9%
2002 0.9125 GPI +2.5%
2003 0.9441 GPI +3.5%
2004 0.9704 GPI +2.8%
2005 0.9778 GPI +0.8%
2006 0.9948 GPI +1.7%
2007 1 GPI +0.6%
2008 1.01 GPI +0.8%
2009 1.03 GPI +2.4%
2010 1.04 GPI +0.5%
2011 1.04 GPI +0.4%
2012 1.04 GPI +0.1%
2013 1.04 GPI -0.1%
2014 1.04 GPI +0.1%
2015 1.04 GPI +0.0%
2016 1.05 GPI +0.8%
2017 1.05 GPI +0.1%
2018 1.06 GPI +0.5%
2020 1.05 GPI -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8355 GPI 0.8264 GPI 0.8447 GPI 2
2000s 0.9596 GPI 0.8654 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2010s 1.05 GPI 1.04 GPI 1.06 GPI 9
2020s 1.05 GPI 1.05 GPI 1.05 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 5 San Marino 1.07 GPI compare
  2. 6 Mauritania 1.06 GPI compare
  3. 7 Congo 1.06 GPI compare
  4. 9 Burundi 1.05 GPI compare
  5. 10 Suriname 1.05 GPI compare
  6. 11 Mexico 1.04 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Bhutan?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Bhutan was 1.05 GPI in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8264 GPI in 1998.
How does Bhutan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Bhutan ranks 8th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
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

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.