Nepal vs Small states: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Nepal
566,212 number
in 2020
Small states
728,404 number
in 2019
Nepal rank
44th
Small states rank
42nd

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

  • Nepal
  • Small states
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How they compare

Small states currently reports 728,404 number against 566,212 number in Nepal, a difference of 162,192 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.3 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Small states ahead.

Nepal ranks 44th and Small states ranks 42nd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 293,818 number 425,619 number 131,801 number Small states
1980s 410,572 number 513,834 number 103,262 number Small states
1990s 531,126 number 606,722 number 75,596 number Small states
2000s 668,303 number 670,426 number 2,122 number Small states
2010s 635,080 number 695,480 number 60,400 number Small states

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 Small states?
Small states, at 728,404 number against 566,212 number in Nepal as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Nepal and Small states?
162,192 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Small states?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Nepal and Small states rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Nepal ranks 44th and Small states ranks 42nd 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.