Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 6,033 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 6,033 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bhutan peaked at 8,028 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4,205 number, in 1970.
That places Bhutan 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,205 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,388 number | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 4,575 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 4,760 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 4,934 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 5,089 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 5,288 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 5,480 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 5,663 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 5,830 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 5,978 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 6,176 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 6,366 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 6,547 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 6,719 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 6,878 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 7,095 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 7,313 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 7,510 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 7,657 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 7,740 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 7,819 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 7,864 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 7,889 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 7,912 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 7,934 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 7,965 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 8,002 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 8,028 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 8,017 number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 7,960 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 7,917 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 7,828 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 7,705 number | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 7,565 number | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 7,424 number | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 7,308 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 7,194 number | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 7,083 number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 6,976 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 6,869 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 6,769 number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 6,691 number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 6,623 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 6,554 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 6,469 number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 6,382 number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 6,278 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 6,174 number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 6,086 number | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 6,033 number | -0.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 6,033 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 6,033 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 218,132 number, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,021 number | 4,205 number | 5,830 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,824 number | 5,978 number | 7,657 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,917 number | 7,740 number | 8,028 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,496 number | 6,976 number | 7,960 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,490 number | 6,086 number | 6,869 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,033 number | 6,033 number | 6,033 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bhutan?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bhutan was 6,033 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 8,028 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,205 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Bhutan ranks 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.