School age population, pre-primary education, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, pre-primary education, female 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.
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
- 160 Cape Verde 15,918 number compare
- 161 Cyprus 13,615 number compare
- 162 Mauritius 12,776 number compare
- 164 Maldives 10,795 number compare
- 165 Montenegro 10,521 number compare
- 166 Brunei Darussalam 10,245 number compare
More education data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (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.