School age population, lower secondary education, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 26,832 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
26,832 number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
156th
of 205 countries
All-time high
31,421 number
in 2005
All-time low
9,471 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 26,832 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Bhutan peaked at 31,421 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9,471 number, in 1970.
That places Bhutan 156th out of 205 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.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,471 number | — |
| 1971 | 9,838 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 10,168 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 10,497 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 10,854 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 11,246 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 11,656 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 12,105 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 12,594 number | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 13,116 number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 13,645 number | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 14,140 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 14,624 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 15,123 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 15,657 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 16,226 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 21,230 number | +30.8% |
| 1987 | 22,040 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 22,825 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 23,508 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 24,051 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 24,117 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 24,080 number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 24,039 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 24,128 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 24,426 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 25,037 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 25,848 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 26,794 number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 27,768 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 28,677 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 29,536 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 30,272 number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 30,833 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 31,207 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 31,421 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 31,380 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 31,308 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 31,179 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 30,990 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 30,755 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 30,292 number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 29,886 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 29,510 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 29,127 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 28,711 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 28,194 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 27,759 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 27,397 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 27,089 number | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 26,832 number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,154 number | 9,471 number | 13,116 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,902 number | 13,645 number | 23,508 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,029 number | 24,039 number | 27,768 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,680 number | 28,677 number | 31,421 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,872 number | 27,089 number | 30,755 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,832 number | 26,832 number | 26,832 number | 1 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,372 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Bhutan?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Bhutan was 26,832 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 31,421 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,471 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Bhutan ranks 156th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.