Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Nepal
Nepal: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total was 1.66 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Nepal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Nepal stood at 1.66. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Nepal peaked at 1.66 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 1960.
Nepal ranks 135th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.03 | — |
| 1965 | 0.07 | +133.3% |
| 1970 | 0.09 | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 0.19 | +111.1% |
| 1980 | 0.24 | +26.3% |
| 1985 | 0.58 | +141.7% |
| 1990 | 0.98 | +69.0% |
| 1995 | 1.06 | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 1.19 | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 1.45 | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 1.66 | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.41 | 0.24 | 0.58 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.02 | 0.98 | 1.06 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.32 | 1.19 | 1.45 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 157,456 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Nepal?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Nepal was 1.66 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total?
- Nepal ranks 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 45-49.