School age population, secondary education, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, secondary education, male was 41,895 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
41,895 number
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
159th
of 205 countries
All-time high
48,668 number
in 2007
All-time low
15,444 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Bhutan stood at 41,895 number.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Bhutan peaked at 48,668 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15,444 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, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,444 number | — |
| 1971 | 16,106 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 16,726 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 17,327 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 17,911 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 18,501 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 19,175 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 19,898 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 20,660 number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 21,453 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 22,260 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 23,094 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 23,904 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 24,725 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 25,595 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 26,524 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 31,238 number | +17.8% |
| 1987 | 32,456 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 33,650 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 34,705 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 35,541 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 35,623 number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 35,547 number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 35,470 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 35,566 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 35,956 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 36,839 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 37,986 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 39,357 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 40,869 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 42,455 number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 44,274 number | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 45,812 number | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 46,981 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 47,739 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 48,081 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 48,494 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 48,668 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 48,624 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 48,443 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 48,165 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 47,644 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 47,022 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 46,353 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 45,654 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 44,937 number | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 44,433 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 43,837 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 43,178 number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 42,505 number | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 41,895 number | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,320 number | 15,444 number | 21,453 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,815 number | 22,260 number | 34,705 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,875 number | 35,470 number | 40,869 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,957 number | 42,455 number | 48,668 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,373 number | 42,505 number | 48,165 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,895 number | 41,895 number | 41,895 number | 1 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Bhutan?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Bhutan was 41,895 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 48,668 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,444 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Bhutan ranks 159th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.