Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female was 90.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Bhutan, 1978–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Bhutan is 90.8%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Bhutan peaked at 92.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1978.
Bhutan ranks 104th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 13.2% | — |
| 1979 | 15.6% | +17.8% |
| 1998 | 50.2% | +222.2% |
| 1999 | 51.5% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 57.8% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 70.3% | +21.7% |
| 2006 | 74.8% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 90.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 92.8% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | +0.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 90.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 90.8% is below the median for South Asia, which is 96.5%, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +222.2% | 15.6% | 50.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 13.2% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 50.2% | 51.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.0% | 54.8% | 86.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 89.2% | 92.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,995 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,961 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,905 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,735 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 67,821 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,759 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Bhutan?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Bhutan was 90.8% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female?
- Bhutan ranks 104th out of 165 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.