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

Bhutan: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 9,970 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
9,970 number
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
88th
of 138 countries
All-time high
22,098 number
in 2001
All-time low
9,970 number
in 2018
Years of data
16
1998–2018

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1998200820181998: 21.1k number1999: 21.1k number2000: 21.2k number2001: 22.1k number2005: 20.3k number2006: 19.5k number2008: 16.6k number2009: 16.9k number2010: 15.0k number2011: 14.0k number2012: 12.7k number2013: 13.4k number2015: 10.6k number2016: 11.0k number2017: 10.5k number2018: 10.0k 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, male in Bhutan is 9,970 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Bhutan peaked at 22,098 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9,970 number, in 2018.

Bhutan ranks 88th of 138 countries on this measure, 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, male in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Bhutan, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 21,133 number
1999 21,081 number -0.2%
2000 21,209 number +0.6%
2001 22,098 number +4.2%
2005 20,346 number -7.9%
2006 19,545 number -3.9%
2008 16,621 number -15.0%
2009 16,894 number +1.6%
2010 15,022 number -11.1%
2011 13,958 number -7.1%
2012 12,716 number -8.9%
2013 13,415 number +5.5%
2015 10,633 number -20.7%
2016 11,001 number +3.5%
2017 10,515 number -4.4%
2018 9,970 number -5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21,107 number 21,081 number 21,133 number 2
2000s 19,452 number 16,621 number 22,098 number 6
2010s 12,154 number 9,970 number 15,022 number 8

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 85 Netherlands 11,537 number compare
  2. 86 Mauritius 10,957 number compare
  3. 87 Suriname 10,428 number compare
  4. 89 Fiji 9,279 number compare
  5. 90 Botswana 8,400 number compare
  6. 91 Costa Rica 8,258 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Bhutan?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Bhutan was 9,970 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 22,098 number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 9,970 number in 2018.
How does Bhutan rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Bhutan ranks 88th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,212 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/