Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan
Bhutan: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.11 index in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Upper secondary completion rate, 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 1.11 index for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan peaked at 1.11 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 index, in 1981.
Bhutan ranks 60th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0871 index | 0 index | 0.1939 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3499 index | 0.2242 index | 0.4819 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6588 index | 0.5105 index | 0.8108 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9577 index | 0.8407 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 index | 1.07 index | 1.11 index | 6 |
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More gender data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 4,996 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 4,784 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 4,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 4,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 4,986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan was 1.11 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 index in 1981.
- How does Bhutan rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bhutan ranks 60th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.