School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 88,993 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
88,993 number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
159th
of 206 countries
All-time high
112,176 number
in 2001
All-time low
45,704 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 88,993 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Bhutan peaked at 112,176 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 45,704 number, in 1970.
That places Bhutan 159th out of 206 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, primary education, both sexes in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45,704 number | — |
| 1971 | 47,378 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 49,223 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 51,172 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 53,148 number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 55,057 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 57,325 number | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 59,621 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 61,853 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 63,913 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 65,722 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 67,990 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 70,221 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 72,411 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 74,564 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 76,647 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 90,893 number | +18.6% |
| 1987 | 93,958 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 96,837 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 99,125 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 100,570 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 101,217 number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 101,536 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 101,853 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 102,538 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 103,775 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 105,394 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 107,343 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 109,275 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 110,818 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 111,703 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 112,176 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 112,160 number | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 111,669 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 110,685 number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 109,223 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 108,111 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 106,691 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 105,108 number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 103,507 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 101,991 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 100,276 number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 98,815 number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 97,550 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 96,388 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 95,258 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 94,149 number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 92,944 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 91,640 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 90,306 number | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 88,993 number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54,439 number | 45,704 number | 63,913 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 80,837 number | 65,722 number | 99,125 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 104,432 number | 100,570 number | 110,818 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 109,103 number | 103,507 number | 112,176 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 95,932 number | 90,306 number | 101,991 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,993 number | 88,993 number | 88,993 number | 1 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Bhutan?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bhutan was 88,993 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 112,176 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,704 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Bhutan ranks 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.