School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 28,010 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
28,010 number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
166th
of 205 countries
All-time high
31,846 number
in 2010
All-time low
11,383 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 28,010 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan peaked at 31,846 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11,383 number, in 1970.
That places Bhutan 166th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,383 number | — |
| 1971 | 11,914 number | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 12,453 number | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 12,982 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 13,449 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 13,872 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 14,336 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 14,834 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 15,352 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 15,911 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 16,525 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 17,158 number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 17,808 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 18,474 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 19,155 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 19,864 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 19,108 number | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 19,877 number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 20,638 number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 21,324 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 21,876 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 21,901 number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 21,818 number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 21,748 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 21,784 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 22,001 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 22,613 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 23,384 number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 24,270 number | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 25,194 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 26,122 number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 27,235 number | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 28,345 number | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 29,357 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 30,231 number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 30,903 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 31,285 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 31,492 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 31,615 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 31,742 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 31,846 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 31,681 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 31,399 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 31,055 number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 30,662 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 30,223 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 29,794 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 29,358 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 28,914 number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 28,449 number | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 28,010 number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,649 number | 11,383 number | 15,911 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,993 number | 16,525 number | 21,324 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,659 number | 21,748 number | 25,194 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,833 number | 26,122 number | 31,742 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,338 number | 28,449 number | 31,846 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,010 number | 28,010 number | 28,010 number | 1 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bhutan was 28,010 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 31,846 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,383 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Bhutan ranks 166th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.