Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan
Bhutan: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.07 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan stood at 1.07 index.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan peaked at 1.09 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0543 index, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 7th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0543 index | — |
| 1971 | 0.246 index | +352.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2222 index | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3187 index | +43.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3772 index | +18.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3929 index | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3832 index | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4107 index | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4756 index | +15.8% |
| 1983 | 0.494 index | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5107 index | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5396 index | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5559 index | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6129 index | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6066 index | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7569 index | +24.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7688 index | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7848 index | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7943 index | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8125 index | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8344 index | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8474 index | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8661 index | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.893 index | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9217 index | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9371 index | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9713 index | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.01 index | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.01 index | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.04 index | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.05 index | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.08 index | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.08 index | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.09 index | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.08 index | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.07 index | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.06 index | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.06 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 index | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.05 index | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 index | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.06 index | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.07 index | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.08 index | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.09 index | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.09 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.09 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.07 index | -1.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.07 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 index, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.07 index is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.04 index, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary school life expectancy, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +352.7% | 0.0543 index | 0.246 index |
| 1974 | +43.4% | 0.2222 index | 0.3187 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3007 index | 0.0543 index | 0.4107 index | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.5314 index | 0.4756 index | 0.6129 index | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.7858 index | 0.6066 index | 0.8661 index | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9987 index | 0.893 index | 1.08 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.05 index | 1.09 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 index | 1.07 index | 1.09 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bhutan was 1.07 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0543 index in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bhutan ranks 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.