School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 12,066 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Bhutan stood at 12,066 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Bhutan peaked at 16,064 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4,429 number, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 163rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,429 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,627 number | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 4,825 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 5,016 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 5,191 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 5,340 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 5,541 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 5,736 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 5,918 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 6,084 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 6,229 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 6,432 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 6,623 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 6,802 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 6,970 number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 7,120 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 7,338 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 7,557 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 7,752 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 7,896 number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 7,972 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 8,061 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 8,103 number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 8,111 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 8,101 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 8,070 number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 8,057 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 8,054 number | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 16,064 number | +99.5% |
| 1999 | 15,953 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 15,780 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 15,616 number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 15,375 number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 15,087 number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 14,790 number | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 14,525 number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 14,304 number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 14,089 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 13,878 number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 13,672 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 13,466 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 13,303 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 13,171 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 13,049 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 12,899 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 12,690 number | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 12,503 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 12,308 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 12,139 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 12,040 number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 12,066 number | +0.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 12,066 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 370,782 number, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 12,066 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 436,470 number, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +99.5% | 8,054 number | 16,064 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,271 number | 4,429 number | 6,084 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,072 number | 6,229 number | 7,896 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,655 number | 7,972 number | 16,064 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,712 number | 13,672 number | 15,780 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,757 number | 12,040 number | 13,466 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,066 number | 12,066 number | 12,066 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, pre-primary education, female in Bhutan?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Bhutan was 12,066 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 16,064 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,429 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Bhutan ranks 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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, pre-primary 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 pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.