School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 24,547 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 24,547 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bhutan peaked at 32,459 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8,916 number, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 163rd of 206 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,916 number | — |
| 1971 | 9,305 number | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 9,705 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 10,098 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 10,461 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 10,769 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 11,183 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 11,581 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 11,952 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 12,285 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 12,573 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 12,994 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 13,385 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 13,745 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 14,081 number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 14,385 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 14,825 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 15,269 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 15,666 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 15,959 number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 16,116 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 16,303 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 16,397 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 16,419 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 16,399 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 16,332 number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 16,296 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 16,276 number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 32,459 number | +99.4% |
| 1999 | 32,261 number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 31,997 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 31,626 number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 31,164 number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 30,633 number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 30,070 number | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 29,517 number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 29,114 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 28,673 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 28,216 number | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 27,775 number | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 27,365 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 27,019 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 26,742 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 26,489 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 26,198 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 25,801 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 25,416 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 25,018 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 24,676 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 24,484 number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 24,547 number | +0.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 24,547 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 754,949 number, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 24,547 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 883,269 number, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +99.4% | 16,276 number | 32,459 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,626 number | 8,916 number | 12,285 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,288 number | 12,573 number | 15,959 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,526 number | 16,116 number | 32,459 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,878 number | 27,775 number | 31,997 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,921 number | 24,484 number | 27,365 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,547 number | 24,547 number | 24,547 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More education data for Bhutan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.39 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.5 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bhutan?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bhutan was 24,547 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 32,459 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,916 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Bhutan ranks 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.