School age population, secondary education, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, secondary education, female was 40,544 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 40,544 number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Bhutan peaked at 46,675 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15,099 number, in 1970.
That places Bhutan 159th out of 205 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, secondary education, female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,099 number | — |
| 1971 | 15,714 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 16,299 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 16,883 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 17,472 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 18,078 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 18,710 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 19,405 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 20,158 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 20,968 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 21,812 number | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 22,621 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 23,433 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 24,269 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 25,148 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 26,074 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 30,698 number | +17.7% |
| 1987 | 31,889 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 33,051 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 34,073 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 34,890 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 34,969 number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 34,891 number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 34,817 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 34,925 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 35,336 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 36,259 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 37,465 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 38,858 number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 40,280 number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 41,616 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 42,869 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 44,036 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 45,040 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 45,869 number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 46,516 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 46,669 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 46,675 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46,591 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 46,463 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 46,281 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 45,693 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 45,132 number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 44,604 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 44,080 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 43,521 number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 42,734 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 42,024 number | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 41,423 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 40,929 number | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 40,544 number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,879 number | 15,099 number | 20,968 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,307 number | 21,812 number | 34,073 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,269 number | 34,817 number | 40,280 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,234 number | 41,616 number | 46,675 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,642 number | 40,929 number | 46,281 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,544 number | 40,544 number | 40,544 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)
- 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 40,544 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 46,675 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,099 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Bhutan ranks 159th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.