School age population, tertiary education, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, tertiary education, female was 35,133 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Bhutan is 35,133 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Bhutan peaked at 37,533 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13,404 number, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 159th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,914 number | 13,404 number | 17,283 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,401 number | 17,868 number | 23,076 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,664 number | 23,694 number | 27,488 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,502 number | 28,545 number | 36,474 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,054 number | 36,341 number | 37,533 number | 6 |
| 2020s | 35,133 number | 35,133 number | 35,133 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, tertiary education, female in Bhutan?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Bhutan was 35,133 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 37,533 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,404 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Bhutan ranks 159th out of 203 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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, tertiary 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 tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.