Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Bhutan

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Bhutan was 13% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 2 pts from 2023. That is the 110th highest of 133 countries in 2020.

202413%
Change on 2023-2 pts
Rank110th of 133Countries ranked
Series high16.92020
Series low0.41978

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Bhutan, 1978 to 2024

051015201978199920082012201920241978: 0.4 %1979: 0.7 %1980: 0.9 %1983: 0.7 %1999: 2.7 %2005: 4.9 %2006: 5.1 %2007: 5.5 %2008: 6.6 %2009: 6.3 %2010: 6.6 %2011: 7.7 %2012: 7.6 %2013: 10.4 %2017: 14.8 %2018: 14.9 %2019: 15.9 %2020: 16.9 %2021: 14.7 %2022: 14.6 %2023: 15 %2024: 13 %
%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 22 values
Period%
202413
202315
202214.6
202114.7
202016.9
201915.9
201814.9
201714.8
201310.4
20127.6
20117.7
20106.6
20096.3
20086.6
20075.5
20065.1
20054.9
19992.7
19830.7
19800.9
19790.7
19780.4

Rankings

Definition

Students enrolled in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8), of any age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group that follows the official secondary school leaving age. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

A gross ratio: students outside the reference ages and students from abroad are counted, so it can exceed 100%. It counts students, not graduates; for degree holders in the United States see bachelors_degree_share.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Bhutan?

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Bhutan was 13% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 2 pts from 2023. That is the 110th highest of 133 countries in 2020.

Where does this figure come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Bhutan?

16.9% in 2020, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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