School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 74,468 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bhutan stood at 74,468 number.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bhutan peaked at 78,604 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27,215 number, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 158th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27,215 number | — |
| 1971 | 27,305 number | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 27,731 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 28,451 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 29,460 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 30,647 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 31,927 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 33,174 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 34,385 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 35,529 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 36,615 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 37,595 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 38,719 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 40,006 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 41,503 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 43,188 number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 41,379 number | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 43,187 number | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 45,006 number | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 46,640 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 47,997 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 48,538 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 48,487 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 48,093 number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 47,780 number | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 47,820 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 49,099 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 50,907 number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 53,045 number | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 55,307 number | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 57,592 number | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 60,167 number | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 62,817 number | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 65,493 number | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 68,096 number | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 70,510 number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 72,030 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 73,448 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 74,733 number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 75,882 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 75,882 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 76,944 number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 77,816 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 78,371 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 78,604 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 76,788 number | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 74,468 number | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,582 number | 27,215 number | 35,529 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,384 number | 36,615 number | 46,640 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,707 number | 47,780 number | 55,307 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,077 number | 57,592 number | 75,882 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,401 number | 75,882 number | 78,604 number | 6 |
| 2020s | 74,468 number | 74,468 number | 74,468 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, tertiary education, both sexes in Bhutan?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bhutan was 74,468 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 78,604 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,215 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Bhutan ranks 158th out of 203 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.