School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 6,762 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bhutan is 6,762 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bhutan peaked at 8,143 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3,492 number, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 161st of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,492 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,583 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 3,700 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 3,832 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 3,974 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 4,124 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 4,298 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 4,480 number | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 4,670 number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 4,854 number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 5,010 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 5,178 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 5,352 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 5,535 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 5,723 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 5,909 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 5,905 number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 6,115 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 6,326 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 6,511 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 6,645 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 6,663 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 6,656 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 6,658 number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,690 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 6,783 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 6,945 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 7,156 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 7,389 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 7,634 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 7,855 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 7,982 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 8,065 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 8,123 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 8,143 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 8,103 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 8,096 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 8,030 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 7,930 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 7,812 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 7,692 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 7,558 number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 7,446 number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 7,340 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 7,234 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 7,136 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 7,044 number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 6,961 number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 6,883 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 6,827 number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 6,762 number | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,101 number | 3,492 number | 4,854 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,756 number | 5,010 number | 6,511 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,922 number | 6,645 number | 7,634 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,014 number | 7,812 number | 8,143 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,212 number | 6,827 number | 7,692 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,762 number | 6,762 number | 6,762 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bhutan?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bhutan was 6,762 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 8,143 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,492 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Bhutan ranks 161st out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.