Population, ages 12-16, total in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population, ages 12-16, total was 64,492 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 12-16, total in Bhutan, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 12-16, total in Bhutan stood at 64,492.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-16, total in Bhutan peaked at 77,374 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 59,063, in 1994.
That places Bhutan 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,974 | 59,063 | 68,461 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75,356 | 70,954 | 77,374 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,915 | 64,492 | 73,138 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 155 Equatorial Guinea 70,296 compare
- 156 Cape Verde 67,590 compare
- 157 Solomon Islands 66,303 compare
- 159 Bahrain 63,002 compare
- 160 Estonia 62,816 compare
- 161 Qatar 60,738 compare
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, ages 12-16, total in Bhutan?
- Population, ages 12-16, total in Bhutan was 64,492 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 77,374 in 2005.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,063 in 1994.
- How does Bhutan rank for population, ages 12-16, total?
- Bhutan ranks 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-16, total rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-16, total is the total population age 12-16.