Official entrance age to compulsory education in Nepal
Nepal: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 4 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 200 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 166th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (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 166th out of 200 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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