Population, age 5, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population, age 5, female was 5,690 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 5, female in Bhutan, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 5, female in Bhutan is 5,690, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 5, female in Bhutan peaked at 8,044 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5,631, in 2013.
That places Bhutan 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,920 | 7,734 | 8,044 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,704 | 5,954 | 7,613 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,725 | 5,631 | 5,855 | 5 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3,372 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.45 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 5, female in Bhutan?
- Population, age 5, female in Bhutan was 5,690 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 5, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 8,044 in 1991.
- What is the lowest population, age 5, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,631 in 2013.
- How does Bhutan rank for population, age 5, female?
- Bhutan ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 5, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 5, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.