School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Bhutan
Bhutan: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1.02 GPI for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Bhutan peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.054 GPI, in 1970.
That places Bhutan 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2981 GPI | 0.054 GPI | 0.4072 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.5247 GPI | 0.4706 GPI | 0.6045 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.774 GPI | 0.5985 GPI | 0.8507 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9593 GPI | 0.8729 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9989 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1 |
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More reference data data for Bhutan
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6061 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.67 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.97 °C (2026)
- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 225.79 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Bhutan?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Bhutan was 1.02 GPI in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.054 GPI in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Bhutan ranks 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.