School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 56,762 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bhutan, 1997–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 56,762 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bhutan peaked at 63,283 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 45,023 number, in 1997.
That places Bhutan 108th out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 45,023 number | — |
| 1998 | 46,783 number | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 48,632 number | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 50,488 number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 52,648 number | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 54,828 number | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 56,923 number | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 58,824 number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 60,390 number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 61,361 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 62,081 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 62,579 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 62,957 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 63,283 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 63,267 number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 63,035 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 62,587 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 61,945 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 61,160 number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 60,378 number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 59,468 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 58,527 number | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 57,619 number | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 56,762 number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,813 number | 45,023 number | 48,632 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 58,308 number | 50,488 number | 62,957 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,127 number | 57,619 number | 63,283 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,762 number | 56,762 number | 56,762 number | 1 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32,528 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,640 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 28.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11,290 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bhutan?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bhutan was 56,762 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 63,283 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,023 number in 1997.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Bhutan ranks 108th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.