School age population, secondary education, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, secondary education, female was 37,140 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
37,140
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
164th
of 220 countries
All-time high
46,886
in 2006
All-time low
15,460
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, female in Bhutan, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, secondary education, female in Bhutan stood at 37,140.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Bhutan peaked at 46,886 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15,460, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 164th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,460 | — |
| 1971 | 15,942 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 16,443 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 16,974 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 17,535 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 18,133 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 18,780 | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 19,479 | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 20,227 | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 21,022 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 21,862 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 22,736 | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 23,647 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 24,586 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 25,557 | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 26,553 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 31,205 | +17.5% |
| 1987 | 32,413 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 33,646 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 34,916 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 36,228 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 37,488 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 38,251 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 35,451 | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 36,082 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 36,154 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 35,933 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 36,915 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 37,875 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 38,953 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 39,971 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 41,086 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 42,357 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 43,797 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 45,170 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 46,335 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 46,886 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 46,785 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 46,241 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 45,371 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 44,406 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 43,361 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 42,304 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 41,495 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 41,022 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 40,863 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 41,077 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 41,606 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 41,895 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 41,898 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41,534 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 40,854 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 39,034 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 38,187 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 37,531 | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 37,140 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,000 | 15,460 | 21,022 | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,712 | 21,862 | 34,916 | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,933 | 35,451 | 38,953 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,400 | 39,971 | 46,886 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,993 | 40,863 | 44,406 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,047 | 37,140 | 41,534 | 6 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Bhutan?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Bhutan was 37,140 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 46,886 in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,460 in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Bhutan ranks 164th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release