School age population, lower secondary education, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 27,194 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
27,194
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
159th
of 220 countries
All-time high
34,073
in 2008
All-time low
9,822
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Bhutan, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Bhutan stood at 27,194.
The figure is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Bhutan peaked at 34,073 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9,822, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 159th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,822 | — |
| 1971 | 10,133 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 10,455 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 10,803 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 11,173 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 11,570 | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 12,000 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 12,464 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 12,966 | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 13,495 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 14,048 | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 14,619 | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 15,210 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 15,817 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 16,442 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 17,084 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 22,329 | +30.7% |
| 1987 | 23,190 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 24,068 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 24,981 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 25,928 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 26,835 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 27,395 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 25,388 | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 25,811 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 25,820 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25,615 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 26,271 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 26,913 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 27,639 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 29,203 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 30,497 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 31,464 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 32,197 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 32,716 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 33,161 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 33,688 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 34,036 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 34,073 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 33,829 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 33,336 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 32,646 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 31,868 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 31,154 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 30,578 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 30,230 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 30,115 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 30,170 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 30,061 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 29,844 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 29,405 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 28,757 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 27,536 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 27,256 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 27,196 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 27,194 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,488 | 9,822 | 13,495 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,779 | 14,048 | 24,981 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,362 | 25,388 | 27,639 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,486 | 29,203 | 34,073 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,000 | 29,844 | 33,336 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,891 | 27,194 | 29,405 | 6 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,372 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Bhutan?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Bhutan was 27,194 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 34,073 in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,822 in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Bhutan ranks 159th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release