Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Nepal
Nepal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary was 29.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Nepal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 29.0% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 157.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Nepal peaked at 29.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1960.
That places Nepal 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +100.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +114.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +43.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | +74.4% |
| 1985 | 2.4% | +224.0% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +49.4% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | +116.5% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | +43.3% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +79.7% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | +43.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 3.6% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 11.3% | 20.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 124,257 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 263,796 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 752,326 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,324 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1204 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Nepal?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Nepal was 29.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
- Nepal ranks 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.2%. 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: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary