Over-age students, primary, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: Over-age students, primary, male was 12.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Bhutan, 1978–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 12.0% for over-age students, primary, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Bhutan peaked at 27.4% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2018.
That places Bhutan 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 26.8% | — |
| 1979 | 27.4% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 25.8% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 26.4% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 24.2% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.1% | 26.8% | 27.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.1% | 25.8% | 26.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 19.0% | 25.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 12.0% | 19.6% | 8 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,995 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,961 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,905 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,735 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 67,821 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,759 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, male in Bhutan?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Bhutan was 12.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 1979.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2018.
- How does Bhutan rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Bhutan ranks 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.