Nepal vs SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: School age population, tertiary education, female

Nepal
1.48 million
in 2025
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
68.05 million
in 2024
Nepal rank
41st
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
40th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Nepal
  • SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
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How they compare

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia currently reports 68.05 million against 1.48 million in Nepal, a difference of 66.57 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia's figure about 46.1 times Nepal's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 41st and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 40th of 221 countries.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 602,964 63.33 million 62.72 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
1980s 821,541 82.73 million 81.91 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
1990s 1.03 million 86.57 million 85.53 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2000s 1.29 million 86.23 million 84.94 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2010s 1.58 million 79.26 million 77.69 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2020s 1.55 million 68.92 million 67.37 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Nepal or SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, at 68.05 million against 1.48 million in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Nepal and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
66.57 million, with SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nepal and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Nepal ranks 41st and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 40th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release