School age population, early childhood education, male in Bhutan

Bhutan: School age population, early childhood education, male was 12,481 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
12,481 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
164th
of 199 countries
All-time high
16,395 number
in 1998
All-time low
12,444 number
in 2019
Years of data
23
1998–2020

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k1998200920201998: 16.4k number1999: 16.3k number2000: 16.2k number2001: 16.0k number2002: 15.8k number2003: 15.5k number2004: 15.3k number2005: 15.0k number2006: 14.8k number2007: 14.6k number2008: 14.3k number2009: 14.1k number2010: 13.9k number2011: 13.7k number2012: 13.6k number2013: 13.4k number2014: 13.3k number2015: 13.1k number2016: 12.9k number2017: 12.7k number2018: 12.5k number2019: 12.4k number2020: 12.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 12,481 number for school age population, early childhood education, male in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Bhutan peaked at 16,395 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12,444 number, in 2019.

That places Bhutan 164th out of 199 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Bhutan, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 16,395 number
1999 16,308 number -0.5%
2000 16,217 number -0.6%
2001 16,010 number -1.3%
2002 15,789 number -1.4%
2003 15,546 number -1.5%
2004 15,280 number -1.7%
2005 14,992 number -1.9%
2006 14,810 number -1.2%
2007 14,584 number -1.5%
2008 14,338 number -1.7%
2009 14,103 number -1.6%
2010 13,899 number -1.4%
2011 13,716 number -1.3%
2012 13,571 number -1.1%
2013 13,440 number -1.0%
2014 13,299 number -1.0%
2015 13,111 number -1.4%
2016 12,913 number -1.5%
2017 12,710 number -1.6%
2018 12,537 number -1.4%
2019 12,444 number -0.7%
2020 12,481 number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16,352 number 16,308 number 16,395 number 2
2000s 15,167 number 14,103 number 16,217 number 10
2010s 13,164 number 12,444 number 13,899 number 10
2020s 12,481 number 12,481 number 12,481 number 1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 161 Cape Verde 16,397 number compare
  2. 162 Iceland 12,834 number compare
  3. 163 Sao Tome and Principe 12,599 number compare
  4. 165 Maldives 12,002 number compare
  5. 166 Suriname 10,958 number compare
  6. 167 Brunei Darussalam 10,921 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Bhutan?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Bhutan was 12,481 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 16,395 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 12,444 number in 2019.
How does Bhutan rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Bhutan ranks 164th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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
Last refreshed

Male 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/