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.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0 index | — |
| 1982 | 0 index | — |
| 1983 | 0.0311 index | — |
| 1984 | 0.0617 index | +98.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0877 index | +42.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1091 index | +24.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1366 index | +25.1% |
| 1988 | 0.164 index | +20.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1939 index | +18.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2242 index | +15.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2508 index | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2807 index | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3089 index | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.335 index | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3615 index | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3874 index | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4176 index | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4507 index | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4819 index | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5105 index | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5441 index | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5737 index | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6048 index | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6368 index | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6727 index | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7103 index | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7451 index | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7788 index | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8108 index | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8407 index | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8702 index | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8991 index | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9267 index | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9555 index | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9774 index | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.02 index | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.04 index | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.05 index | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.07 index | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.08 index | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.09 index | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1 index | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.11 index | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 1.11 index | +0.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.11 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.11 index is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.01 index, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Upper secondary completion rate, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +98.3% | 0.0311 index | 0.0617 index |
| 1985 | +42.1% | 0.0617 index | 0.0877 index |
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 |
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 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.