School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.8486 years in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Bhutan, 1978–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Bhutan is 0.8486 years, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 207.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Bhutan peaked at 0.8486 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0096 years, in 1978.
That places Bhutan 124th out of 177 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0096 years | — |
| 1979 | 0.0211 years | +120.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0196 years | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0124 years | -36.6% |
| 1999 | 0.098 years | +689.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1873 years | +91.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1894 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1981 years | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2453 years | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2472 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2758 years | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3682 years | +33.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3958 years | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4717 years | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7746 years | +64.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8486 years | +9.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.8486 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6764 years, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.8486 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.15 years, 74% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +689.4% | 0.0124 years | 0.098 years |
| 1979 | +120.5% | 0.0096 years | 0.0211 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0153 years | 0.0096 years | 0.0211 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.016 years | 0.0124 years | 0.0196 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.098 years | 0.098 years | 0.098 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2135 years | 0.1873 years | 0.2472 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4572 years | 0.2758 years | 0.7746 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8486 years | 0.8486 years | 0.8486 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Bhutan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Bhutan was 0.8486 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8486 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 years in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Bhutan ranks 124th out of 177 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 207.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.