School age population, primary education, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, primary education, female was 43,810 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Bhutan, 1970β2020
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.
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 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.