School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Bhutan

Bhutan: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 24,547 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
24,547 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
164th
of 199 countries
All-time high
32,459 number
in 1998
All-time low
24,484 number
in 2019
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Bhutan, 1998–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998200920201998: 32.5k number1999: 32.3k number2000: 32.0k number2001: 31.6k number2002: 31.2k number2003: 30.6k number2004: 30.1k number2005: 29.5k number2006: 29.1k number2007: 28.7k number2008: 28.2k number2009: 27.8k number2010: 27.4k number2011: 27.0k number2012: 26.7k number2013: 26.5k number2014: 26.2k number2015: 25.8k number2016: 25.4k number2017: 25.0k number2018: 24.7k number2019: 24.5k number2020: 24.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Bhutan stood at 24,547 number.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Bhutan peaked at 32,459 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 24,484 number, in 2019.

Bhutan ranks 164th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Bhutan, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 32,459 number
1999 32,261 number -0.6%
2000 31,997 number -0.8%
2001 31,626 number -1.2%
2002 31,164 number -1.5%
2003 30,633 number -1.7%
2004 30,070 number -1.8%
2005 29,517 number -1.8%
2006 29,114 number -1.4%
2007 28,673 number -1.5%
2008 28,216 number -1.6%
2009 27,775 number -1.6%
2010 27,365 number -1.5%
2011 27,019 number -1.3%
2012 26,742 number -1.0%
2013 26,489 number -0.9%
2014 26,198 number -1.1%
2015 25,801 number -1.5%
2016 25,416 number -1.5%
2017 25,018 number -1.6%
2018 24,676 number -1.4%
2019 24,484 number -0.8%
2020 24,547 number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32,360 number 32,261 number 32,459 number 2
2000s 29,878 number 27,775 number 31,997 number 10
2010s 25,921 number 24,484 number 27,365 number 10
2020s 24,547 number 24,547 number 24,547 number 1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 161 Cape Verde 32,315 number compare
  2. 162 Iceland 25,173 number compare
  3. 163 Sao Tome and Principe 24,916 number compare
  4. 165 Maldives 22,797 number compare
  5. 166 Brunei Darussalam 21,166 number compare
  6. 167 Suriname 21,154 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Bhutan?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Bhutan was 24,547 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 32,459 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 24,484 number in 2019.
How does Bhutan rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Bhutan ranks 164th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/