Gross school enrollment in tertiary education rose 6.07% to 16.5% in Bhutan in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, gross school enrollment in tertiary education in Bhutan reached an all time high of 16.5% in 2020 and an all time low of 0.407% in 1978. When compared to Bhutan's main peers, gross school enrollment in tertiary education in Bangladesh amounted to 24.0%, 58.4% in China, 29.4% in India and 14.2% in Nepal in 2020.
Bhutan has been ranked 90th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of gross school enrollment in tertiary education, 26 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Gross School Enrollment (Tertiary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | % | ... | 13.8% | 17.9% | 18.2% | 20.6% | 24.0% | |||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.1% | ... | 14.8% | 14.7% | 15.6% | ||||||||||||
| China | % | 46.0% | 48.0% | 49.1% | 50.6% | 53.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 26.8% | 26.8% | 27.4% | 28.1% | 28.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 63.3% | 63.6% | 63.8% | 64.1% | 64.6% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.0% | 18.8% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Nepal | % | 15.0% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 12.4% | 13.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | ... | 9.23% | 9.03% | 9.35% | 8.96% | 12.2% | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 79.9% | 80.6% | 81.9% | 84.6% | 86.4% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.8% | 18.8% | 19.0% | 19.6% | 21.1% | ... | ||||||
| USA | % | 88.9% | 88.8% | 88.2% | 88.3% | 87.9% | ... |
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