School age population, primary education, male in Bhutan

Bhutan: School age population, primary education, male was 45,183 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
45,183 number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
159th
of 206 countries
All-time high
56,730 number
in 2002
All-time low
23,041 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k197019952020

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 156 Fiji 53,094 number compare
  2. 157 Djibouti 49,066 number compare
  3. 158 Estonia 47,275 number compare
  4. 160 Guyana 44,030 number compare
  5. 161 Mauritius 42,728 number compare
  6. 162 Suriname 32,437 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.