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A group of Bhutanese school girls (clad in Kira - the national dress) and boys (clad in Gho) in their school uniforms walk towards their school in Choekhor valley of Bumthan The number of girls in Bhutan receiving an education is increasing however, women still fall behind men due to things such as early pregnancy and gender stereotypes. Tertiary Education is a field in which Bhutanese women fall behind in, mainly due to high maternal mortality rates and early pregnancy. However, the primary enrollment rate for girls attending school was 98.8%, compared to boys which were 97% in 2016. This is due to the government increasing its investment in human capital in the last 30 years. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collect