Official entrance age to compulsory education in Nepal
Nepal: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 3 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Nepal, 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 3 years for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over five years.
That places Nepal 187th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Nepal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 years | — |
| 2016 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 years | +0.0% |
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More education data for Nepal
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 128.56 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Nepal?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Nepal was 3 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 2015.
- How does Nepal rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Nepal ranks 187th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.