School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 82,439 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
82,439 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
159th
of 205 countries
All-time high
95,343 number
in 2007
All-time low
30,543 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan is 82,439 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan peaked at 95,343 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 30,543 number, in 1970.
That places Bhutan 159th out of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30,543 number | — |
| 1971 | 31,820 number | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 33,025 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 34,210 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 35,383 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 36,579 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 37,885 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 39,303 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 40,818 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 42,421 number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 44,072 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 45,715 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 47,337 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 48,994 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 50,743 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 52,598 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 61,936 number | +17.8% |
| 1987 | 64,345 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 66,701 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 68,778 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 70,431 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 70,592 number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 70,438 number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 70,287 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 70,491 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 71,292 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 73,098 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 75,451 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 78,215 number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 81,149 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 84,071 number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 87,143 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 89,848 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 92,021 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 93,608 number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 94,597 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 95,163 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 95,343 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 95,215 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 94,906 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 94,446 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 93,337 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 92,154 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 90,957 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 89,734 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 88,458 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 87,167 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 85,861 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 84,601 number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 83,434 number | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 82,439 number | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36,199 number | 30,543 number | 42,421 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,122 number | 44,072 number | 68,778 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 73,144 number | 70,287 number | 81,149 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 92,192 number | 84,071 number | 95,343 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 89,015 number | 83,434 number | 94,446 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 82,439 number | 82,439 number | 82,439 number | 1 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan was 82,439 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 95,343 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,543 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Bhutan ranks 159th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.