Children out of school, primary, female in Nepal
Nepal: Children out of school, primary, female was 19,465 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, female in Nepal, 1983–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2025, children out of school, primary, female in Nepal stood at 19,465. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Nepal peaked at 710,322 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19,465, in 2025.
That places Nepal 79th out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Children out of school, primary, female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 692,486 | — |
| 1984 | 686,253 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 679,927 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 710,322 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 626,504 | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 515,142 | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 482,171 | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 19,465 | -96.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 686,222 | 679,927 | 692,486 | 3 |
| 1990s | 710,322 | 710,322 | 710,322 | 1 |
| 2000s | 541,272 | 482,171 | 626,504 | 3 |
| 2020s | 19,465 | 19,465 | 19,465 | 1 |
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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 children out of school, primary, female in Nepal?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Nepal was 19,465 in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 710,322 in 1999.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,465 in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Nepal ranks 79th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.