School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 12,481 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 12,481 number for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Bhutan peaked at 16,395 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4,487 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, male (number) (School) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,487 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,678 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 4,880 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 5,082 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 5,270 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 5,429 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 5,642 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 5,845 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 6,034 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 6,201 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 6,344 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 6,562 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 6,762 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 6,943 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 7,111 number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 7,265 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 7,487 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 7,712 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 7,914 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 8,063 number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 8,144 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 8,242 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 8,294 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 8,308 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 8,298 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 8,262 number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 8,239 number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 8,222 number | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 16,395 number | +99.4% |
| 1999 | 16,308 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 16,217 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 16,010 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 15,789 number | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 15,546 number | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 15,280 number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 14,992 number | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 14,810 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 14,584 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 14,338 number | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 14,103 number | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 13,899 number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 13,716 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 13,571 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 13,440 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 13,299 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 13,111 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 12,913 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 12,710 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 12,537 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 12,444 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 12,481 number | +0.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 12,481 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 384,167 number, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 12,481 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 446,797 number, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) 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% | 8,222 number | 16,395 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,355 number | 4,487 number | 6,201 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,216 number | 6,344 number | 8,063 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,871 number | 8,144 number | 16,395 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,167 number | 14,103 number | 16,217 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,164 number | 12,444 number | 13,899 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,481 number | 12,481 number | 12,481 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, male in Bhutan?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Bhutan was 12,481 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 16,395 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,487 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Bhutan ranks 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.