Progression to secondary school in Bhutan
Bhutan: Progression to secondary school was 99.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Bhutan, 1976–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, progression to secondary school in Bhutan stood at 99.6%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Bhutan peaked at 99.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 1978.
That places Bhutan 30th out of 167 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.6% | 62.0% | 86.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 92.8% | 89.5% | 94.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 93.5% | 98.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 96.3% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3,372 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 110.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 411,263 (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Bhutan?
- Progression to secondary school in Bhutan was 99.6% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for progression to secondary school?
- Bhutan ranks 30th out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).