School age population, lower secondary education, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 27,597 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
27,597 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
157th
of 205 countries
All-time high
32,543 number
in 2007
All-time low
9,689 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Bhutan stood at 27,597 number.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Bhutan peaked at 32,543 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9,689 number, in 1970.
That places Bhutan 157th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,689 number | — |
| 1971 | 10,068 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 10,404 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 10,731 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 11,080 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 11,461 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 11,893 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 12,364 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 12,872 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 13,394 number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 13,902 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 14,417 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 14,905 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 15,397 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 15,931 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 16,508 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 21,598 number | +30.8% |
| 1987 | 22,428 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 23,238 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 23,946 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 24,504 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 24,574 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 24,540 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 24,500 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 24,579 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 24,865 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 25,448 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 26,219 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 27,151 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 28,187 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 29,272 number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 30,372 number | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 31,231 number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 31,831 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 32,170 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 32,273 number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 32,498 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 32,543 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 32,421 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 32,174 number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 31,845 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 31,364 number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 30,869 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 30,392 number | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 29,945 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 29,524 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 29,179 number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 28,744 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 28,290 number | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 27,896 number | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 27,597 number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,396 number | 9,689 number | 13,394 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,227 number | 13,902 number | 23,946 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,457 number | 24,500 number | 28,187 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,678 number | 29,272 number | 32,543 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,805 number | 27,896 number | 31,845 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,597 number | 27,597 number | 27,597 number | 1 |
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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 27,597 number in 2020, 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 32,543 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,689 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Bhutan ranks 157th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.