School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Bhutan

Bhutan: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 1.06 GPI in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
1.06 GPI
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
8th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
0.8162 GPI
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2020

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Bhutan, 1998–2020

00.250.50.7511998200920201998: 0.816 GPI1999: 0.836 GPI2000: 0.857 GPI2001: 0.886 GPI2002: 0.911 GPI2003: 0.943 GPI2004: 0.97 GPI2005: 0.98 GPI2006: 0.996 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

Bhutan recorded 1.06 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Bhutan peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8162 GPI, in 1998.

That places Bhutan 8th out of 188 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8259 GPI 0.8162 GPI 0.8356 GPI 2
2000s 0.9588 GPI 0.8572 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2010s 1.05 GPI 1.04 GPI 1.06 GPI 9
2020s 1.06 GPI 1.06 GPI 1.06 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 5 San Marino, Republic of 1.07 GPI compare
  2. 6 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 1.06 GPI compare
  3. 7 Congo, Republic of 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

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Bhutan?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Bhutan was 1.06 GPI in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8162 GPI in 1998.
How does Bhutan rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Bhutan ranks 8th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, 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, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.