Official entrance age to primary education (years) in Nepal
Nepal: Official entrance age to primary education (years) was 5 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
192nd
of 224 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 1970
All-time low
5 years
in 2003
Years of data
47
1970–2025
Official entrance age to primary education in Nepal, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 5 years for official entrance age to primary education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to primary education in Nepal peaked at 6 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 2003.
Nepal ranks 192nd of 224 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Official entrance age to primary education (years) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6 years | — |
| 1971 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 years | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 years | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 5 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6 years, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 5 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 6 years, 83% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3 years | 5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 192 Anguilla 5 years compare
- 192 Antigua and Barbuda 5 years compare
- 192 Australia 5 years compare
- 192 Bahamas 5 years compare
- 192 Belize 5 years compare
- 192 Bermuda 5 years compare
- 192 Barbados 5 years compare
- 192 Cook Islands 5 years compare
- 192 Cayman Islands 5 years compare
- 192 Dominica 5 years compare
- 192 Falkland Islands 5 years compare
- 192 United Kingdom 5 years compare
- 192 Gibraltar 5 years compare
- 192 Grenada 5 years compare
- 192 Ireland 5 years compare
- 192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 years compare
- 192 Saint Lucia 5 years compare
- 192 Sri Lanka 5 years compare
- 192 Malta 5 years compare
- 192 Myanmar 5 years compare
- 192 Montserrat 5 years compare
- 192 Mauritius 5 years compare
- 192 Norfolk Island 5 years compare
- 192 Niue 5 years compare
- 192 New Zealand 5 years compare
- 192 Pakistan 5 years compare
- 192 Saint Helena 5 years compare
- 192 Tokelau 5 years compare
- 192 Trinidad and Tobago 5 years compare
- 192 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 years compare
- 192 British Virgin Islands 5 years compare
- 192 Samoa 5 years compare
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 official entrance age to primary education in Nepal?
- Official entrance age to primary education in Nepal was 5 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to primary education recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to primary education recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 2003.
- How does Nepal rank for official entrance age to primary education?
- Nepal ranks 192nd out of 224 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to primary education rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release