Population, age 12, total in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population, age 12, total was 12,346 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Population, age 12, total in Bhutan, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 12, total in Bhutan is 12,346, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 12, total in Bhutan peaked at 15,820 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12,346, in 2015.
That places Bhutan 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,347 | 12,722 | 14,672 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,323 | 14,266 | 15,820 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,164 | 12,346 | 13,857 | 5 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3,372 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.45 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 12, total in Bhutan?
- Population, age 12, total in Bhutan was 12,346 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 12, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 15,820 in 2004.
- What is the lowest population, age 12, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,346 in 2015.
- How does Bhutan rank for population, age 12, total?
- Bhutan ranks 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 12, total rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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 Population, age 12, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.