Bhutan: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

Since 1970 it is up 393.15% from 321 in 1970 (3.38% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 28 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2018, Bhutan's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 47 on 2017 (from 1,536 to 1,583).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2017), the average change was +138.31 and a typical year strayed about 362.67 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 804 in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 722 in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Bhutan had the 54th highest value of the 64 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Bhutan in the 2018 ranking

• Belize — 51st of 64: 3,301
• Eritrea — 52nd of 64: 2,822
• Oman — 53rd of 64: 1,653
• Cabo Verde — 55th of 64: 1,212
• Mauritania — 56th of 64: 1,122
• Macao SAR, China — 57th of 64: 936

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 21 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Bangladesh — 757,289 (2018)
• India — 2.3 million (2017)
• Nepal — 42,255 (2019)
• Sri Lanka — 105,865 (2018)

More education data for Bhutan

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 91,759 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 114.88% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 119.29% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 110.82% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.04 (2021)
• Primary education, pupils (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is Bhutan's secondary education, vocational pupils?

1,583 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 393.15% from 321 in 1970 (3.38% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2,314 in 1985 and the lowest 0 in 1998.

How does Bhutan rank?

54th highest of 64 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Bhutan?

In 2018, Bhutan's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 47 on 2017 (from 1,536 to 1,583). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2017), the average change was +138.31 and a typical year strayed about 362.67 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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