Population, age 8, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population, age 8, male was 5,788 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 8, male in Bhutan, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 8, male in Bhutan stood at 5,788. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 8, male in Bhutan peaked at 7,931 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5,788, in 2015.
That places Bhutan 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,591 | 7,465 | 7,905 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,311 | 6,555 | 7,931 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,031 | 5,788 | 6,387 | 6 |
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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 8, male in Bhutan?
- Population, age 8, male in Bhutan was 5,788 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 8, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 7,931 in 2000.
- What is the lowest population, age 8, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,788 in 2015.
- How does Bhutan rank for population, age 8, male?
- Bhutan ranks 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 8, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 8, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, age 8, male refers to the male population at the specified age.