Bhutan vs Maldives: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Bhutan
24,547 number
in 2020
Maldives
22,797 number
in 2019
Bhutan rank
163rd
Maldives rank
164th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bhutan
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 24,547 number against 22,797 number in Maldives, a difference of 1,750 number.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 163rd and Maldives ranks 164th of 206 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 10,626 number 8,885 number 1,740 number Bhutan
1980s 14,288 number 12,536 number 1,752 number Bhutan
1990s 19,526 number 17,881 number 1,644 number Bhutan
2000s 30,349 number 18,415 number 11,934 number Bhutan
2010s 25,079 number 22,779 number 2,300 number Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Bhutan or Maldives?
Bhutan, at 24,547 number against 22,797 number in Maldives as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Bhutan and Maldives?
1,750 number, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bhutan and Maldives rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Bhutan ranks 163rd and Maldives ranks 164th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.