School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 43,810 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
43,810 number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
159th
of 206 countries
All-time high
55,472 number
in 2001
All-time low
22,663 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Bhutan is 43,810 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Bhutan peaked at 55,472 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 22,663 number, in 1970.
That places Bhutan 159th out of 206 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, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22,663 number | — |
| 1971 | 23,527 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 24,457 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 25,422 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 26,387 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 27,316 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 28,411 number | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 29,531 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 30,629 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 31,658 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 32,582 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 33,675 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 34,771 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 35,858 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 36,933 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 37,969 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 45,024 number | +18.6% |
| 1987 | 46,533 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 47,948 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 49,073 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 49,791 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 50,100 number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 50,244 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 50,387 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 50,724 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 51,347 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 52,187 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 53,201 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 54,182 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 54,897 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 55,182 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 55,472 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 55,430 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 55,117 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 54,593 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 53,913 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 53,210 number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 52,479 number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 51,743 number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 51,018 number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 50,306 number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 49,467 number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 48,742 number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 48,107 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 47,517 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 46,937 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 46,388 number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 45,782 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 45,123 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 44,455 number | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 43,810 number | -1.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 43,810 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 693,332 number, 6% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 43,810 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.11 million number, 4% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,000 number | 22,663 number | 31,658 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,037 number | 32,582 number | 49,073 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 51,706 number | 49,791 number | 54,897 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,816 number | 51,018 number | 55,472 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,282 number | 44,455 number | 50,306 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,810 number | 43,810 number | 43,810 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, primary education, female in Bhutan?
- School age population, primary education, female in Bhutan was 43,810 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 55,472 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,663 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Bhutan ranks 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.