School enrollment, tertiary, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: School enrollment, tertiary, female was 13.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Bhutan, 1978–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary, female in Bhutan is 13.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Bhutan peaked at 17.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1978.
That places Bhutan 144th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.2% | — |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +120.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -37.0% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +722.3% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +92.6% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +22.9% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +27.8% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +42.0% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +59.9% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 5.2% | 16.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 13.8% | 17.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 141 Cameroon 16.4% compare
- 142 Senegal 16.2% compare
- 143 Sudan 15.9% compare
- 145 Sao Tome and Principe 13.0% compare
- 146 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12.7% compare
- 147 Sint Maarten 12.6% compare
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 enrollment, tertiary, female in Bhutan?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Bhutan was 13.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Bhutan ranks 144th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.