School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 26,832 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
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 (number) 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% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 26,832 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 364,781 number, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 26,832 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 779,846 number, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +30.8% | 16,226 number | 21,230 number |
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 |
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 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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.