School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Bhutan

Bhutan: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 27,507 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
27,507 number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
108th
of 164 countries
All-time high
30,763 number
in 2010
All-time low
22,371 number
in 1997
Years of data
24
1997–2020

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Bhutan, 1997–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k1997200820201997: 22.4k number1998: 23.3k number1999: 24.2k number2000: 25.0k number2001: 25.7k number2002: 26.5k number2003: 27.3k number2004: 28.2k number2005: 29.2k number2006: 29.7k number2007: 30.2k number2008: 30.4k number2009: 30.6k number2010: 30.8k number2011: 30.7k number2012: 30.5k number2013: 30.2k number2014: 30.0k number2015: 29.7k number2016: 29.3k number2017: 28.7k number2018: 28.2k number2019: 27.8k number2020: 27.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Bhutan is 27,507 number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Bhutan peaked at 30,763 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22,371 number, in 1997.

That places Bhutan 108th out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in Bhutan, 1997 to 2020.
Year number Change
1997 22,371 number
1998 23,259 number +4.0%
1999 24,157 number +3.9%
2000 25,013 number +3.5%
2001 25,733 number +2.9%
2002 26,505 number +3.0%
2003 27,338 number +3.1%
2004 28,242 number +3.3%
2005 29,160 number +3.3%
2006 29,739 number +2.0%
2007 30,153 number +1.4%
2008 30,423 number +0.9%
2009 30,609 number +0.6%
2010 30,763 number +0.5%
2011 30,656 number -0.3%
2012 30,471 number -0.6%
2013 30,234 number -0.8%
2014 29,981 number -0.8%
2015 29,719 number -0.9%
2016 29,252 number -1.6%
2017 28,721 number -1.8%
2018 28,212 number -1.8%
2019 27,798 number -1.5%
2020 27,507 number -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,262 number 22,371 number 24,157 number 3
2000s 28,292 number 25,013 number 30,609 number 10
2010s 29,581 number 27,798 number 30,763 number 10
2020s 27,507 number 27,507 number 27,507 number 1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 105 Hong Kong, China 30,637 number compare
  2. 106 New Zealand 29,437 number compare
  3. 107 Finland 29,185 number compare
  4. 109 Slovakia 26,451 number compare
  5. 110 Lesotho 21,452 number compare
  6. 111 Botswana 20,806 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Bhutan?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Bhutan was 27,507 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 30,763 number in 2010.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 22,371 number in 1997.
How does Bhutan rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
Bhutan ranks 108th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.