School age population, primary education, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, primary education, male was 45,183 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Bhutan is 45,183 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Bhutan peaked at 56,730 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 23,041 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, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23,041 number | — |
| 1971 | 23,851 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 24,766 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 25,750 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 26,761 number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 27,741 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 28,914 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 30,090 number | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 31,224 number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 32,255 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 33,140 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 34,315 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 35,450 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 36,553 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 37,631 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 38,678 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 45,869 number | +18.6% |
| 1987 | 47,425 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 48,889 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 50,052 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 50,779 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 51,117 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 51,292 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 51,466 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 51,814 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 52,428 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 53,207 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 54,142 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 55,093 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 55,921 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 56,521 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 56,704 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 56,730 number | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 56,552 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 56,092 number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 55,310 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 54,901 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 54,212 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 53,365 number | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 52,489 number | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 51,685 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 50,809 number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 50,073 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 49,443 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 48,871 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 48,321 number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 47,761 number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 47,162 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 46,517 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 45,851 number | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 45,183 number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,439 number | 23,041 number | 32,255 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,800 number | 33,140 number | 50,052 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 52,726 number | 50,779 number | 55,921 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,288 number | 52,489 number | 56,730 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,649 number | 45,851 number | 51,685 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,183 number | 45,183 number | 45,183 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, male in Bhutan?
- School age population, primary education, male in Bhutan was 45,183 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 56,730 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,041 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Bhutan ranks 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.