Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Bhutan

Bhutan: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 4,736 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
4,736 number
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
99th
of 138 countries
All-time high
24,335 number
in 1998
All-time low
4,736 number
in 2018
Years of data
16
1998–2018

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Bhutan, 1998–2018

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1998200820181998: 24.3k number1999: 24.0k number2000: 23.8k number2001: 23.5k number2005: 20.0k number2006: 18.6k number2008: 15.5k number2009: 14.3k number2010: 12.0k number2011: 10.3k number2012: 8.6k number2013: 9.3k number2015: 7.0k number2016: 6.5k number2017: 5.5k number2018: 4.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Bhutan is 4,736 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 69.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Bhutan peaked at 24,335 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4,736 number, in 2018.

That places Bhutan 99th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Bhutan, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 24,335 number
1999 24,037 number -1.2%
2000 23,793 number -1.0%
2001 23,544 number -1.0%
2005 19,981 number -15.1%
2006 18,644 number -6.7%
2008 15,537 number -16.7%
2009 14,303 number -7.9%
2010 11,990 number -16.2%
2011 10,297 number -14.1%
2012 8,613 number -16.4%
2013 9,336 number +8.4%
2015 7,030 number -24.7%
2016 6,466 number -8.0%
2017 5,539 number -14.3%
2018 4,736 number -14.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24,186 number 24,037 number 24,335 number 2
2000s 19,300 number 14,303 number 23,793 number 6
2010s 8,001 number 4,736 number 11,990 number 8

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 96 Belgium 5,187 number compare
  2. 97 Fiji 5,119 number compare
  3. 98 Costa Rica 4,846 number compare
  4. 100 Belize 4,428 number compare
  5. 101 Sweden 4,291 number compare
  6. 102 Finland 4,048 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Bhutan?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Bhutan was 4,736 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 24,335 number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 4,736 number in 2018.
How does Bhutan rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Bhutan ranks 99th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/