Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bhutan

Bhutan: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 14,094 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
14,094 number
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
87th
of 136 countries
All-time high
44,506 number
in 1999
All-time low
14,094 number
in 2018
Years of data
16
1998–2018

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bhutan, 1998–2018

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998200820181998: 44.5k number1999: 44.5k number2000: 43.6k number2001: 43.2k number2005: 36.9k number2006: 33.9k number2008: 27.7k number2009: 25.4k number2010: 22.3k number2011: 20.3k number2012: 17.6k number2013: 18.5k number2015: 16.0k number2016: 16.4k number2017: 15.7k number2018: 14.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 14,094 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bhutan peaked at 44,506 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14,094 number, in 2018.

That places Bhutan 87th out of 136 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Bhutan, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 44,492 number
1999 44,506 number +0.0%
2000 43,576 number -2.1%
2001 43,209 number -0.8%
2005 36,875 number -14.7%
2006 33,925 number -8.0%
2008 27,708 number -18.3%
2009 25,374 number -8.4%
2010 22,291 number -12.2%
2011 20,338 number -8.8%
2012 17,647 number -13.2%
2013 18,479 number +4.7%
2015 16,001 number -13.4%
2016 16,364 number +2.3%
2017 15,652 number -4.4%
2018 14,094 number -10.0%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

  • Bhutan's 14,094 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 189,268 number, 7% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44,499 number 44,492 number 44,506 number 2
2000s 35,111 number 25,374 number 43,576 number 6
2010s 17,608 number 14,094 number 22,291 number 8

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 84 Netherlands 15,789 number compare
  2. 85 Denmark 14,434 number compare
  3. 85 Suriname 14,434 number compare
  4. 88 Hong Kong, China 13,899 number compare
  5. 89 Uruguay 12,690 number compare
  6. 90 Mauritius 12,166 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bhutan?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bhutan was 14,094 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 44,506 number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 14,094 number in 2018.
How does Bhutan rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Bhutan ranks 87th out of 136 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/