Population, age 5, total in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population, age 5, total was 11,540 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 5, total in Bhutan, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 11,540 for population, age 5, total in 2015.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 5, total in Bhutan peaked at 16,250 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11,424, in 2013.
Bhutan ranks 160th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,993 | 15,634 | 16,250 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,583 | 12,078 | 15,397 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,613 | 11,424 | 11,879 | 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 5, total in Bhutan?
- Population, age 5, total in Bhutan was 11,540 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 5, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 16,250 in 1991.
- What is the lowest population, age 5, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,424 in 2013.
- How does Bhutan rank for population, age 5, total?
- Bhutan ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 5, total rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 5, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.