Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bhutan
Bhutan: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 17 years in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
17 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
133rd
of 169 countries
All-time high
17 years
in 1997
All-time low
17 years
in 1997
Years of data
24
1997–2020
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bhutan, 1997–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bhutan is 17 years, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bhutan peaked at 17 years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 17 years, in 1997.
Bhutan ranks 133rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 17 years | — |
| 1998 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 133 Antigua and Barbuda 17 years compare
- 133 Belarus 17 years compare
- 133 Belize 17 years compare
- 133 British Virgin Islands 17 years compare
- 133 Cayman Islands 17 years compare
- 133 Colombia 17 years compare
- 133 Djibouti 17 years compare
- 133 Dominica 17 years compare
- 133 France 17 years compare
- 133 Grenada 17 years compare
- 133 Iran 17 years compare
- 133 Jamaica 17 years compare
- 133 Kazakhstan 17 years compare
- 133 Kiribati 17 years compare
- 133 Malaysia 17 years compare
- 133 New Zealand 17 years compare
- 133 Pakistan 17 years compare
- 133 Peru 17 years compare
- 133 Seychelles 17 years compare
- 133 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17 years compare
- 133 Saint Lucia 17 years compare
- 133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17 years compare
- 133 Trinidad and Tobago 17 years compare
- 133 Ukraine 17 years compare
- 133 Zimbabwe 17 years compare
More education data for Bhutan
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 45,691 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0577 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,068 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0582 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67,821 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,372 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bhutan?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bhutan was 17 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 17 years in 1997.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 years in 1997.
- How does Bhutan rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Bhutan ranks 133rd out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.