France vs Nepal: Primary education, pupils

France

4.13 million

in 2024

Nepal

3.57 million

in 2025

France rank

41st

Nepal rank

44th

Primary education, pupils over time

France currently reports 4.13 million against 3.57 million in Nepal, a difference of 560,800.

That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was France ahead.

France ranks 41st and Nepal ranks 44th of 206 countries.

Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.