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
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Bhutan, 1997–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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, 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.