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

Bhutan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 99.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
99.3%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
119th
of 188 countries
All-time high
99.3%
in 2020
All-time low
63.9%
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2020

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

0204060801001998200920201998: 63.9 %1999: 65.8 %2000: 68.4 %2001: 70.1 %2002: 71.2 %2003: 72.5 %2004: 75.1 %2005: 77.9 %2006: 80.7 %2007: 84.1 %2008: 87.4 %2009: 90.5 %2010: 93.7 %2011: 96.8 %2012: 99 %2013: 97 %2014: 97.7 %2015: 97.6 %2016: 97.5 %2017: 97.3 %2018: 97 %2020: 99.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Bhutan stood at 99.3%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Bhutan peaked at 99.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 1998.

That places Bhutan 119th out of 188 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Bhutan, 1998 to 2020.
Year % Change
1998 63.9%
1999 65.8% +2.9%
2000 68.4% +4.0%
2001 70.1% +2.4%
2002 71.2% +1.6%
2003 72.5% +1.7%
2004 75.1% +3.6%
2005 77.9% +3.8%
2006 80.7% +3.5%
2007 84.1% +4.2%
2008 87.4% +4.0%
2009 90.5% +3.5%
2010 93.7% +3.6%
2011 96.8% +3.3%
2012 99.0% +2.3%
2013 97.0% -2.0%
2014 97.7% +0.7%
2015 97.6% -0.2%
2016 97.5% -0.1%
2017 97.3% -0.2%
2018 97.0% -0.3%
2020 99.3% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 64.9% 63.9% 65.8% 2
2000s 77.8% 68.4% 90.5% 10
2010s 97.1% 93.7% 99.0% 9
2020s 99.3% 99.3% 99.3% 1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 116 Türkiye 99.4% compare
  2. 117 Hungary 99.4% compare
  3. 118 Estonia 99.3% compare
  4. 120 Czechia 99.1% compare
  5. 121 China 99.0% compare
  6. 122 Belarus 98.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Bhutan?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Bhutan was 99.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 1998.
How does Bhutan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Bhutan ranks 119th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.