Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bhutan

Bhutan: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 9,214 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
9,214 number
Change on year
down 12.3%
World rank
83rd
of 148 countries
All-time high
36,608 number
in 1999
All-time low
9,214 number
in 2018
Years of data
16
1998–2018

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

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998200820181998: 36.5k number1999: 36.6k number2000: 35.6k number2001: 34.4k number2005: 28.2k number2006: 25.5k number2008: 19.7k number2009: 17.9k number2010: 15.7k number2011: 13.8k number2012: 11.3k number2013: 11.9k number2015: 10.9k number2016: 11.0k number2017: 10.5k number2018: 9.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 9,214 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 53.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bhutan peaked at 36,608 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9,214 number, in 2018.

That places Bhutan 83rd out of 148 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number) in Bhutan, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 36,510 number
1999 36,608 number +0.3%
2000 35,644 number -2.6%
2001 34,378 number -3.6%
2005 28,224 number -17.9%
2006 25,531 number -9.5%
2008 19,723 number -22.7%
2009 17,947 number -9.0%
2010 15,711 number -12.5%
2011 13,845 number -11.9%
2012 11,282 number -18.5%
2013 11,941 number +5.8%
2015 10,915 number -8.6%
2016 10,994 number +0.7%
2017 10,510 number -4.4%
2018 9,214 number -12.3%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

  • Bhutan's 9,214 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64,372 number, 14% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36,559 number 36,510 number 36,608 number 2
2000s 26,908 number 17,947 number 35,644 number 6
2010s 11,802 number 9,214 number 15,711 number 8

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  6. 86 Albania 7,778 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bhutan?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bhutan was 9,214 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 36,608 number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 9,214 number in 2018.
How does Bhutan rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Bhutan ranks 83rd out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/