School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 13,712 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
13,712 number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
166th
of 205 countries
All-time high
15,526 number
in 2010
All-time low
5,628 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Bhutan is 13,712 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Bhutan peaked at 15,526 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,628 number, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 166th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,628 number | — |
| 1971 | 5,876 number | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 6,131 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 6,386 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 6,618 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 6,832 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 7,054 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 7,300 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 7,564 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 7,852 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 8,167 number | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 8,481 number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 8,809 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 9,146 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 9,491 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 9,848 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 9,468 number | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 9,849 number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 10,226 number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 10,565 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 10,839 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 10,852 number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 10,811 number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 10,778 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 10,797 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 10,910 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 11,222 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 11,617 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 12,064 number | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 12,512 number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 12,939 number | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 13,333 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 13,764 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 14,207 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 14,662 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 15,095 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 15,289 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 15,367 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 15,412 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 15,473 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 15,526 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 15,401 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 15,246 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 15,094 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 14,953 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 14,810 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 14,540 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 14,265 number | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 14,026 number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 13,840 number | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 13,712 number | -0.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 13,712 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 372,258 number, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 13,712 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 957,570 number, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,724 number | 5,628 number | 7,852 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,405 number | 8,167 number | 10,565 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,240 number | 10,778 number | 12,512 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,554 number | 12,939 number | 15,473 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,770 number | 13,840 number | 15,526 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,712 number | 13,712 number | 13,712 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, upper secondary education, female in Bhutan?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Bhutan was 13,712 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 15,526 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,628 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Bhutan ranks 166th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.