School age population, upper secondary education, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 14,298 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Bhutan stood at 14,298 number.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Bhutan peaked at 16,320 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,755 number, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 165th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,755 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,038 number | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 6,322 number | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 6,596 number | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 6,831 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 7,040 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 7,282 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 7,534 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 7,788 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 8,059 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 8,358 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 8,677 number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 8,999 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 9,328 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 9,664 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 10,016 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 9,640 number | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 10,028 number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 10,412 number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 10,759 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 11,037 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 11,049 number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 11,007 number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 10,970 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 10,987 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 11,091 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 11,391 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 11,767 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 12,206 number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 12,682 number | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 13,183 number | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 13,902 number | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 14,581 number | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 15,150 number | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 15,569 number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 15,808 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 15,996 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 16,125 number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 16,203 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 16,269 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 16,320 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 16,280 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 16,153 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 15,961 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 15,709 number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 15,413 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 15,254 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 15,093 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 14,888 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 14,609 number | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 14,298 number | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,924 number | 5,755 number | 8,059 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,588 number | 8,358 number | 10,759 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,419 number | 10,970 number | 12,682 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,279 number | 13,183 number | 16,269 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,568 number | 14,609 number | 16,320 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,298 number | 14,298 number | 14,298 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, upper secondary education, male in Bhutan?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Bhutan was 14,298 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 16,320 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,755 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Bhutan ranks 165th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.