School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 54,429 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
54,429 number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
156th
of 205 countries
All-time high
63,878 number
in 2006
All-time low
19,160 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan stood at 54,429 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan peaked at 63,878 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 19,160 number, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 156th of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19,160 number | — |
| 1971 | 19,906 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 20,572 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 21,228 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 21,934 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 22,707 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 23,549 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 24,469 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 25,466 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 26,510 number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 27,547 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 28,557 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 29,529 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 30,520 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 31,588 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 32,734 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 42,828 number | +30.8% |
| 1987 | 44,468 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 46,063 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 47,454 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 48,555 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 48,691 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 48,620 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 48,539 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 48,707 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 49,291 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 50,485 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 52,067 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 53,945 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 55,955 number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 57,949 number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 59,908 number | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 61,503 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 62,664 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 63,377 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 63,694 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 63,878 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 63,851 number | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 63,600 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 63,164 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 62,600 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 61,656 number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 60,755 number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 59,902 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 59,072 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 58,235 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 57,373 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 56,503 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 55,687 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 54,985 number | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 54,429 number | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22,550 number | 19,160 number | 26,510 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,129 number | 27,547 number | 47,454 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,486 number | 48,539 number | 55,955 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,359 number | 57,949 number | 63,878 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,677 number | 54,985 number | 62,600 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,429 number | 54,429 number | 54,429 number | 1 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,544 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,828 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5,781 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,509 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan was 54,429 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 63,878 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,160 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Bhutan ranks 156th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.