School age population, pre-primary education, male in Bhutan

Bhutan: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 12,481 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
12,481 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
163rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
16,395 number
in 1998
All-time low
4,487 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, pre-primary education, male in Bhutan, 1970–2020

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k17.5k197019952020

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 in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) in Bhutan, 1970 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 160 Cape Verde 16,397 number compare
  2. 161 Cyprus 14,372 number compare
  3. 162 Mauritius 13,279 number compare
  4. 164 Maldives 12,002 number compare
  5. 165 Montenegro 11,349 number compare
  6. 166 Suriname 10,958 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.