Primary education, pupils (% female) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Primary education, pupils (% female) was 49.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Bhutan, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 49.3% for primary education, pupils in 2018.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Bhutan peaked at 49.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1970.
That places Bhutan 34th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils (% female) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.0% | — |
| 1971 | 19.4% | +284.2% |
| 1972 | 17.8% | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 23.7% | +33.0% |
| 1976 | 26.9% | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 27.7% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 27.7% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 29.1% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 31.6% | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 32.4% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 33.1% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 34.3% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 35.0% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 37.2% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 37.0% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 42.3% | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 42.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 43.1% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 43.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 44.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 44.6% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 45.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 45.7% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 46.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 46.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 47.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 48.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, pupils (% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +284.2% | 5.0% | 19.4% |
| 1974 | +33.0% | 17.8% | 23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.2% | 5.0% | 29.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 33.9% | 31.6% | 37.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 43.1% | 37.0% | 45.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 46.1% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 49.2% | 49.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.39 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.5 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Bhutan?
- Primary education, pupils in Bhutan was 49.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for primary education, pupils?
- Bhutan ranks 34th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.