School age population, early childhood education, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, early childhood education, male was 14,701 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, male in Bhutan, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in Bhutan is 14,701, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Bhutan peaked at 16,227 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10,064, in 2022.
Bhutan ranks 162nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16,219 | — |
| 1999 | 16,227 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16,105 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 15,890 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 15,577 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 15,096 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 14,727 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 14,590 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 14,361 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 14,054 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 13,860 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 13,764 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 13,823 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 13,810 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 13,577 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 13,354 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 13,286 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 13,371 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 13,517 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 13,641 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 13,403 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 12,891 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 12,187 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 11,876 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 10,064 | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 14,798 | +47.0% |
| 2024 | 14,612 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 14,701 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,223 | 16,219 | 16,227 | 2 |
| 2000s | 14,802 | 13,764 | 16,105 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,467 | 12,891 | 13,823 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,040 | 10,064 | 14,798 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 159 Montenegro 19,039 compare
- 160 Trinidad and Tobago 17,187 compare
- 161 Guyana 16,851 compare
- 163 Iceland 14,514 compare
- 164 Maldives 12,691 compare
- 165 Cape Verde 12,670 compare
More education data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,759 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Bhutan?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in Bhutan was 14,701 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 16,227 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,064 in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- Bhutan ranks 162nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release