Over-age students, primary, female in Nepal
Nepal: Over-age students, primary, female was 31.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, female in Nepal, 1988–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 31.2% for over-age students, primary, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Nepal peaked at 38.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 1988.
Nepal ranks 6th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 20.7% | — |
| 1999 | 35.9% | +73.5% |
| 2000 | 38.3% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | -39.3% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33.5% | +44.2% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 23.2% | 38.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 30.6% | 33.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 3 Haiti 46.2% compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 36.0% compare
- 5 Guinea-Bissau 33.5% compare
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26.6% compare
- 8 Pakistan 26.5% compare
- 9 Eswatini 25.3% 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 over-age students, primary, female in Nepal?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Nepal was 31.2% in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 1988.
- How does Nepal rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Nepal ranks 6th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.