School enrollment, primary, female in Bhutan
Bhutan: School enrollment, primary, female was 88.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Bhutan, 1978–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary, female in Bhutan stood at 88.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Bhutan peaked at 91.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1978.
That places Bhutan 103rd out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 13.2% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 50.6% | 50.0% | 51.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 54.4% | 85.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 87.6% | 91.4% | 8 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3,372 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 110.8% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 411,263 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Bhutan?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Bhutan was 88.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1978.
- How does Bhutan rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Bhutan ranks 103rd out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.