School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 35,133 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
35,133 number
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
159th
of 203 countries
All-time high
37,533 number
in 2013
All-time low
13,404 number
in 1970
Years of data
47
1970–2020
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.
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,404 number | — |
| 1971 | 13,407 number | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 13,570 number | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 13,883 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 14,350 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 14,923 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 15,516 number | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 16,105 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 16,698 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 17,283 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 17,868 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 18,415 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 19,029 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 19,720 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 20,501 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 21,363 number | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 20,435 number | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 21,347 number | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 22,258 number | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 23,076 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 23,757 number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 24,038 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 24,019 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 23,834 number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 23,694 number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 23,732 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 24,386 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 25,309 number | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 26,387 number | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 27,488 number | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 28,545 number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 29,310 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 30,101 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 30,963 number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 31,930 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 33,018 number | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 33,981 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 34,926 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 35,770 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 36,474 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 36,474 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37,062 number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 37,396 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 37,533 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 37,517 number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 36,341 number | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 35,133 number | -3.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 35,133 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 509,378 number, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 35,133 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.23 million number, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
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 |
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, 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.