Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 22.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bhutan, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bhutan stood at 22.3%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bhutan peaked at 74.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2018.
That places Bhutan 55th out of 143 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 74.4% | — |
| 1999 | 70.7% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 67.9% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 69.1% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 46.9% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.5% | 70.7% | 74.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 46.9% | 69.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 22.3% | 41.2% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bhutan?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bhutan was 22.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2018.
- How does Bhutan rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Bhutan ranks 55th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.8%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.