Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan
Bhutan: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.09 index in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary 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
Bhutan recorded 1.09 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan peaked at 1.11 index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 index, in 1981.
That places Bhutan 31st out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.0094 index | — |
| 1983 | 0.0486 index | +419.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0854 index | +75.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1239 index | +45.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1673 index | +35.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2059 index | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2428 index | +18.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2839 index | +16.9% |
| 1990 | 0.325 index | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3689 index | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4108 index | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4534 index | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4929 index | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5329 index | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5703 index | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.608 index | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6459 index | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6853 index | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7254 index | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7635 index | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8033 index | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8417 index | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8807 index | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9172 index | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9538 index | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9892 index | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.02 index | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.04 index | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.06 index | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.07 index | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.08 index | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.09 index | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.1 index | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1 index | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.11 index | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.11 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.11 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.11 index | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.11 index | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1 index | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1 index | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.1 index | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.09 index | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.09 index | -0.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.09 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.09 index is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.03 index, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +419.2% | 0.0094 index | 0.0486 index |
| 1984 | +75.7% | 0.0486 index | 0.0854 index |
| 1985 | +45.2% | 0.0854 index | 0.1239 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1297 index | 0 index | 0.2839 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5094 index | 0.325 index | 0.6853 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8931 index | 0.7254 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 index | 1.06 index | 1.11 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 index | 1.09 index | 1.11 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan?
- Primary 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 index in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 index in 1981.
- How does Bhutan rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bhutan ranks 31st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.