Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 6,233 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 6,233 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Bhutan peaked at 8,185 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4,263 number, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 161st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,263 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,438 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 4,626 number | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 4,819 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 5,006 number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 5,173 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 5,382 number | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 5,585 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 5,773 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 5,941 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 6,084 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 6,299 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 6,496 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 6,680 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 6,853 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 7,014 number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 7,236 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 7,460 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 7,663 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 7,816 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 7,900 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 7,988 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 8,042 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 8,072 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 8,097 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 8,117 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 8,137 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 8,162 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 8,182 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 8,185 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8,169 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 8,105 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 8,024 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 7,923 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 7,797 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 7,648 number | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 7,559 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 7,444 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 7,316 number | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 7,190 number | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 7,079 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 6,972 number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 6,888 number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 6,819 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 6,752 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 6,674 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 6,585 number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 6,479 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 6,373 number | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 6,284 number | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 6,233 number | -0.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 6,233 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 6,233 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 222,194 number, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,101 number | 4,263 number | 5,941 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,960 number | 6,084 number | 7,816 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,088 number | 7,900 number | 8,185 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,718 number | 7,190 number | 8,169 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,690 number | 6,284 number | 7,079 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,233 number | 6,233 number | 6,233 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,995 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,961 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,905 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,735 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 67,821 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,759 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Bhutan?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Bhutan was 6,233 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 8,185 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,263 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Bhutan ranks 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.