Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan
Bhutan: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.09 index in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan stood at 1.09 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan peaked at 1.1 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0099 index, in 1981.
That places Bhutan 44th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0099 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.0336 index | +239.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0656 index | +95.5% |
| 1984 | 0.097 index | +47.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1284 index | +32.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1594 index | +24.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1921 index | +20.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2217 index | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2511 index | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2852 index | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 0.321 index | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 0.353 index | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3783 index | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.409 index | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.442 index | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4725 index | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5051 index | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5393 index | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5675 index | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5975 index | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6295 index | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6616 index | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6964 index | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.731 index | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7684 index | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8034 index | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.84 index | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.874 index | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9104 index | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9475 index | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9783 index | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 index | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.04 index | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.05 index | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.07 index | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.07 index | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.08 index | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.08 index | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.09 index | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.09 index | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1 index | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.09 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.09 index | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.09 index | -0.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.09 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.09 index is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.04 index, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +239.0% | 0.0099 index | 0.0336 index |
| 1983 | +95.5% | 0.0336 index | 0.0656 index |
| 1984 | +47.9% | 0.0656 index | 0.097 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1288 index | 0.0099 index | 0.2511 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4273 index | 0.2852 index | 0.5675 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7512 index | 0.5975 index | 0.9104 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 0.9475 index | 1.08 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 index | 1.09 index | 1.1 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More gender data for Bhutan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 147.07 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 673.62 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 673.62 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.997 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,779 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan was 1.09 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0099 index in 1981.
- How does Bhutan rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bhutan ranks 44th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.