Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) in Nepal
Nepal: Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) was 4 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
171st
of 205 countries
All-time high
4
in 2015
All-time low
4
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Nepal, 2015–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to compulsory education in Nepal is 4, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Nepal peaked at 4 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2015.
Nepal ranks 171st of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | — |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 4 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6, 67% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 4 is below the median for South Asia, which is 5, 80% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 171 Argentina 4 compare
- 171 Aruba 4 compare
- 171 Bolivia 4 compare
- 171 Brazil 4 compare
- 171 Bulgaria 4 compare
- 171 Cayman Islands 4 compare
- 171 Costa Rica 4 compare
- 171 Curacao 4 compare
- 171 Ghana 4 compare
- 171 Gibraltar 4 compare
- 171 Hungary 4 compare
- 171 Luxembourg 4 compare
- 171 Maldives 4 compare
- 171 Mexico 4 compare
- 171 Nauru 4 compare
- 171 Panama 4 compare
- 171 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 4 compare
- 171 Switzerland 4 compare
- 171 Tonga 4 compare
- 171 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 compare
- 171 Uruguay 4 compare
More education data for Nepal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.24 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Nepal?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Nepal was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2015.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2015.
- How does Nepal rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Nepal ranks 171st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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