School age population, early childhood education, female in Bhutan

Bhutan: School age population, early childhood education, female was 12,066 number in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
12,066 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
164th
of 199 countries
All-time high
16,064 number
in 1998
All-time low
12,040 number
in 2019
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood education, female in Bhutan, 1998–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k1998200920201998: 16.1k number1999: 16.0k number2000: 15.8k number2001: 15.6k number2002: 15.4k number2003: 15.1k number2004: 14.8k number2005: 14.5k number2006: 14.3k number2007: 14.1k number2008: 13.9k number2009: 13.7k number2010: 13.5k number2011: 13.3k number2012: 13.2k number2013: 13.0k number2014: 12.9k number2015: 12.7k number2016: 12.5k number2017: 12.3k number2018: 12.1k number2019: 12.0k number2020: 12.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 12,066 number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2020.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Bhutan peaked at 16,064 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12,040 number, in 2019.

Bhutan ranks 164th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16,008 number 15,953 number 16,064 number 2
2000s 14,712 number 13,672 number 15,780 number 10
2010s 12,757 number 12,040 number 13,466 number 10
2020s 12,066 number 12,066 number 12,066 number 1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 161 Cabo Verde 15,918 number compare
  2. 162 Iceland 12,339 number compare
  3. 163 Sao Tome and Principe 12,317 number compare
  4. 165 Maldives 10,795 number compare
  5. 166 Brunei Darussalam 10,245 number compare
  6. 167 Suriname 10,196 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Bhutan?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Bhutan was 12,066 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 16,064 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 12,040 number in 2019.
How does Bhutan rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Bhutan ranks 164th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/