MDG: World vs Nepal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

MDG: World
12.77 years
in 2024
Nepal
13.7 years
in 2024
MDG: World rank
109th
Nepal rank
107th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • MDG: World
  • Nepal
2.557.51012.5197519992024

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 13.7 years against 12.77 years in MDG: World, a difference of 0.93 years.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times MDG: World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1983 it was MDG: World ahead.

MDG: World ranks 109th and Nepal ranks 107th of 221 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, MDG: World averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: World Nepal Difference Ahead
1980s 8.46 years 3.69 years 4.77 years MDG: World
1990s 8.56 years 5.24 years 3.32 years MDG: World
2000s 10.02 years 8.74 years 1.27 years MDG: World
2010s 11.85 years 12.82 years 0.969 years Nepal
2020s 12.61 years 13.15 years 0.5442 years Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, MDG: World or Nepal?
Nepal, at 13.7 years against 12.77 years in MDG: World as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between MDG: World and Nepal?
0.93 years, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: World and Nepal?
23 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do MDG: World and Nepal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
MDG: World ranks 109th and Nepal ranks 107th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release