School age population, tertiary education, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, tertiary education, male was 39,335 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 39,335 number for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Bhutan peaked at 41,087 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13,811 number, in 1970.
That places Bhutan 157th out of 203 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,811 number | — |
| 1971 | 13,898 number | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 14,161 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 14,568 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 15,110 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 15,724 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 16,411 number | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 17,069 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 17,687 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 18,246 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 18,747 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 19,180 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 19,690 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 20,286 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 21,002 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 21,825 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 20,944 number | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 21,840 number | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 22,748 number | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 23,564 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 24,240 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 24,500 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 24,468 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 24,259 number | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 24,086 number | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 24,088 number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 24,713 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 25,598 number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 26,658 number | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 27,819 number | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 29,047 number | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 30,857 number | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 32,716 number | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 34,530 number | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 36,166 number | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 37,492 number | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 38,049 number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 38,522 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 38,963 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 39,408 number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 39,408 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39,882 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 40,420 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 40,838 number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 41,087 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 40,447 number | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 39,335 number | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,668 number | 13,811 number | 18,246 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,983 number | 18,747 number | 23,564 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,043 number | 24,086 number | 27,819 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,575 number | 29,047 number | 39,408 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,347 number | 39,408 number | 41,087 number | 6 |
| 2020s | 39,335 number | 39,335 number | 39,335 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, male in Bhutan?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Bhutan was 39,335 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 41,087 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,811 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Bhutan ranks 157th out of 203 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.