Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Bhutan
Bhutan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 17.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Bhutan, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Bhutan stood at 17.4%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Bhutan peaked at 58.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2018.
That places Bhutan 52nd out of 142 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 58.1% | — |
| 1999 | 55.6% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 53.5% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 52.4% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 42.6% | -18.6% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.9% | 55.6% | 58.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 32.9% | 53.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 17.4% | 28.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 49 South Africa 18.1% compare
- 50 Namibia 18.1% compare
- 51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 17.7% compare
- 53 Timor-Leste 17.2% compare
- 54 Mexico 16.9% compare
- 55 Iran, Islamic Republic of 15.4% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Bhutan?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Bhutan was 17.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2018.
- How does Bhutan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Bhutan ranks 52nd out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of adolescents and youth of 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/