Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bhutan

Bhutan: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 3,134 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
3,134 number
Change on year
down 10.6%
World rank
107th
of 143 countries
All-time high
9,209 number
in 2001
All-time low
3,134 number
in 2018
Years of data
17
1998–2018

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bhutan, 1998–2018

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1998200820181998: 9.0k number1999: 8.8k number2000: 8.8k number2001: 9.2k number2005: 8.6k number2006: 8.4k number2008: 7.6k number2009: 7.3k number2010: 6.4k number2011: 5.6k number2012: 4.9k number2013: 5.1k number2014: 4.7k number2015: 3.8k number2016: 3.8k number2017: 3.5k number2018: 3.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 3,134 number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bhutan peaked at 9,209 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,134 number, in 2018.

Bhutan ranks 107th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) in Bhutan, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 8,970 number
1999 8,842 number -1.4%
2000 8,781 number -0.7%
2001 9,209 number +4.9%
2005 8,578 number -6.9%
2006 8,432 number -1.7%
2008 7,620 number -9.6%
2009 7,262 number -4.7%
2010 6,391 number -12.0%
2011 5,591 number -12.5%
2012 4,904 number -12.3%
2013 5,062 number +3.2%
2014 4,712 number -6.9%
2015 3,830 number -18.7%
2016 3,826 number -0.1%
2017 3,506 number -8.4%
2018 3,134 number -10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,906 number 8,842 number 8,970 number 2
2000s 8,314 number 7,262 number 9,209 number 6
2010s 4,551 number 3,134 number 6,391 number 9

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  2. 105 Cape Verde 3,530 number compare
  3. 106 Vanuatu 3,491 number compare
  4. 108 Bahamas 2,967 number compare
  5. 109 Belize 2,771 number compare
  6. 110 Brunei Darussalam 2,650 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bhutan?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bhutan was 3,134 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 9,209 number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 3,134 number in 2018.
How does Bhutan rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Bhutan ranks 107th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,019 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age female youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.