School age population, one year before than official … male than in Bhutan
Bhutan: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 6,226 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bhutan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 6,226 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bhutan peaked at 8,308 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4,487 number, in 1970.
That places Bhutan 161st out of 202 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, one year before than official … male than in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,487 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,678 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 4,880 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 5,082 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 5,270 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 5,429 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 5,642 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 5,845 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 6,034 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 6,201 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 6,344 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 6,562 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 6,762 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 6,943 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 7,111 number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 7,265 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 7,487 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 7,712 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 7,914 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 8,063 number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 8,144 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 8,242 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 8,294 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 8,308 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 8,298 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 8,262 number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 8,239 number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 8,222 number | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 8,203 number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 8,174 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 8,137 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 8,045 number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 7,943 number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 7,827 number | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 7,695 number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 7,547 number | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 7,456 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 7,341 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 7,216 number | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 7,095 number | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 6,989 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 6,893 number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 6,817 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 6,751 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 6,683 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 6,596 number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 6,499 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 6,395 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 6,299 number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 6,235 number | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 6,226 number | -0.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 6,226 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 125,824 number, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 6,226 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 222,366 number, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,355 number | 4,487 number | 6,201 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,216 number | 6,344 number | 8,063 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,239 number | 8,144 number | 8,308 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,630 number | 7,095 number | 8,137 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,616 number | 6,235 number | 6,989 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,226 number | 6,226 number | 6,226 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bhutan?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bhutan was 6,226 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 8,308 number in 1993.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,487 number in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Bhutan ranks 161st out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/