Nepal vs Pacific island small states: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Nepal
566,212 number
in 2020
Pacific island small states
54,631 number
in 2019
Nepal rank
44th
Pacific island small states rank
45th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Nepal
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 566,212 number against 54,631 number in Pacific island small states, a difference of 511,581 number.

That makes Nepal's figure about 10.4 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 44th and Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 204 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 293,818 number 32,544 number 261,274 number Nepal
1980s 410,572 number 39,417 number 371,155 number Nepal
1990s 531,126 number 45,485 number 485,640 number Nepal
2000s 668,303 number 47,602 number 620,702 number Nepal
2010s 635,080 number 50,409 number 584,671 number Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Nepal or Pacific island small states?
Nepal, at 566,212 number against 54,631 number in Pacific island small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Nepal and Pacific island small states?
511,581 number, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Pacific island small states?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Nepal and Pacific island small states rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Nepal ranks 44th and Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.