School age population, early childhood education, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, early childhood education, female was 14,080 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
14,080
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
162nd
of 207 countries
All-time high
15,632
in 1999
All-time low
9,645
in 2022
Years of data
28
1998–2025
School age population, early childhood education, female in Bhutan, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, female in Bhutan stood at 14,080.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Bhutan peaked at 15,632 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9,645, in 2022.
Bhutan ranks 162nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15,625 | — |
| 1999 | 15,632 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15,461 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 15,183 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 14,750 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 14,150 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 13,645 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 13,391 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 13,198 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 13,002 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 12,943 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 13,012 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 13,126 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 13,052 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 12,734 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 12,411 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 12,224 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 12,191 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 12,252 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 12,358 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 12,231 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 11,819 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 11,140 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 10,688 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 9,645 | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 14,184 | +47.1% |
| 2024 | 14,004 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 14,080 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,628 | 15,625 | 15,632 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13,874 | 12,943 | 15,461 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,440 | 11,819 | 13,126 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,290 | 9,645 | 14,184 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 159 Montenegro 17,729 compare
- 160 Trinidad and Tobago 16,574 compare
- 161 Guyana 16,350 compare
- 163 Iceland 13,603 compare
- 164 Cape Verde 11,966 compare
- 165 Maldives 11,645 compare
More education data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,759 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1159 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 45,691 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Bhutan?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Bhutan was 14,080 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 15,632 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,645 in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Bhutan ranks 162nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release