Population, age 21, total in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population, age 21, total was 15,525 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 21, total in Bhutan, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 21, total in Bhutan stood at 15,525.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, total in Bhutan peaked at 15,594 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8,361, in 1995.
That places Bhutan 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,942 | 8,361 | 10,083 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,787 | 10,802 | 15,215 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,419 | 15,209 | 15,594 | 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 21, total in Bhutan?
- Population, age 21, total in Bhutan was 15,525 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 15,594 in 2013.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,361 in 1995.
- How does Bhutan rank for population, age 21, total?
- Bhutan ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, total rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 21, 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.